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  1. 1 a Essex resort with the longest pleasure pier in the world (8-2-3)
  2. 8 a Wished for (7)
  3. 9 a Miss Doolittle/s first name (5)
  4. 10 a Edible shellfish (4)
  5. 11 a Direct (8)
  6. 13 a Alphabetic character (6)
  7. 14 a Horticultural cover (6)
  8. 17 a Over the moon (8)
  9. 19 a Thin fog (4)
  10. 21 a Hot dog topping (5)
  11. 22 a Turn at batting (7)
  12. 24 a (Of a garment) fitting closely (6-7)
  13. 1 d Blue (3)
  14. 2 d Arriviste (7)
  15. 3 d Parsley, sage, rosemary or thyme? (4)
  16. 4 d Untidy (anag) — result of being in one's birthday suit (6)
  17. 5 d Capable of being treated surgically (8)
  18. 6 d English musician, b. 1951 — a sudden pain (5)
  19. 7 d Flat (9)
  20. 10 d Cancelled (6,3)
  21. 12 d Advance fee – servant (8)
  22. 15 d Wine from Tuscany (7)
  23. 16 d Conclude (6)
  24. 18 d Support for an injured arm (5)
  25. 20 d Well protected or concealed (4)
  26. 23 d Droop (3)

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