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  1. 1 a Oratorio on a sacred theme (7)
  2. 8 a Pull out (of a race) (7)
  3. 9 a Action to inflate one's sense of self-importance (3,4)
  4. 10 a Made certain (7)
  5. 11 a Ceasing to function (5)
  6. 13 a Retire to bed (informal) (3,3,3)
  7. 15 a Nonconformist (3,3,3)
  8. 18 a Clips around the ear (5)
  9. 21 a Italian dish (7)
  10. 22 a Prince of Monaco, married to Grace Kelly, d. 2005 (7)
  11. 23 a Liquorice flavouring — ie Danes (anag) (7)
  12. 24 a Silk fabric (7)
  13. 1 d System of beliefs (5)
  14. 2 d Girl's name — I moan (anag) (5)
  15. 3 d Vertically (2,5,6)
  16. 4 d Visual effect (6)
  17. 5 d Sets of parallel lines providing shading in drawing (5-8)
  18. 6 d Charts (anag) — formality (6)
  19. 7 d Cheap and nasty (6)
  20. 12 d Three feet (4)
  21. 14 d Expression of incredulity (2,2)
  22. 15 d Person involved with crude (6)
  23. 16 d Condense (6)
  24. 17 d Cook too much (6)
  25. 19 d Pretend (5)
  26. 20 d Middle Eastern country (5)

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