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  1. 1 a Abraded (7)
  2. 8 a Love affair (7)
  3. 9 a Cradle song (7)
  4. 10 a Modern Persian language (7)
  5. 11 a Protective garment (5)
  6. 13 a Dreary (9)
  7. 15 a Maritime paintings (9)
  8. 18 a Slender graceful female (5)
  9. 21 a Capricious (7)
  10. 22 a Informal shindig (with Mother Brown?) (5-2)
  11. 23 a Elastic (anag) — region of Spain (7)
  12. 24 a City in Michigan nicknamed Motown (7)
  13. 1 d System for teaching singing (3-2)
  14. 2 d Monarch (5)
  15. 3 d Seafood starter (5,8)
  16. 4 d Solid carbon dioxide (3,3)
  17. 5 d Financial difficulty — abundance (13)
  18. 6 d Whole (6)
  19. 7 d Game (where love is nought?) (6)
  20. 12 d Old weapon — Dad's Army character (4)
  21. 14 d Speak in a sharp angry tone (4)
  22. 15 d Rough drawing (6)
  23. 16 d Over — not down! (6)
  24. 17 d Chosen (6)
  25. 19 d Lariat (5)
  26. 20 d Skedaddle! (3,2)

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