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  1. 1 a Weak person (informal) (6)
  2. 4 a Confused sounds (5)
  3. 7 a Film star in The Iron Lady, b. 1949 (6)
  4. 8 a Small fry (6)
  5. 9 a Europe's highest active volcano (4)
  6. 10 a Wipe out a large number (8)
  7. 12 a Thrilling in effect (11)
  8. 17 a Italian aristocrat (8)
  9. 19 a Proverbially, brass can be found beside this (4)
  10. 20 a Not dressed (6)
  11. 21 a Hard to understand (6)
  12. 22 a Choose (5)
  13. 23 a Resist (6)
  14. 1 d Changes into something else (7)
  15. 2 d Get ready (7)
  16. 3 d Speeds up (9)
  17. 4 d Pancakes served with sour cream (5)
  18. 5 d Brightly coloured neckerchief (7)
  19. 6 d Modest — restrained (3-3)
  20. 11 d Thrilled to bits (4-1-4)
  21. 13 d Distinctive elegance (7)
  22. 14 d Pain in the lower back (7)
  23. 15 d What, say, Howard Hughes became (7)
  24. 16 d From Liverpool? (6)
  25. 18 d Precise (5)

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