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  1. 1 a Cut into small cubes (4)
  2. 3 a Spread scandalous information (8)
  3. 9 a Flower of the buttercup family — name one (anag) (7)
  4. 10 a Flowering plant of the legume family (5)
  5. 11 a India's National Capital Territory (5)
  6. 12 a A handsome young man (loved by both Aphrodite and Persephone) (6)
  7. 14 a Get to the nub of the matter (3,2,3,5)
  8. 17 a Consumption (6)
  9. 19 a Primate native to Madagascar (5)
  10. 22 a Following (5)
  11. 23 a Daughter of the king of Spain (7)
  12. 24 a Typical example (8)
  13. 25 a Watery part of milk (4)
  14. 1 d Person with zero chance of success (4,4)
  15. 2 d Angler's wicker basket (5)
  16. 4 d Performing better than expected (13)
  17. 5 d Fusillade (5)
  18. 6 d Powdered spice made from sweet peppers (7)
  19. 7 d Sand hill (4)
  20. 8 d Tile with dots on it, used in a game for two (6)
  21. 13 d Winter month in the Northern hemisphere (8)
  22. 15 d Publican — spatter (anag) (7)
  23. 16 d Civil and religious leaders of a Muslim country (6)
  24. 18 d Pungent (5)
  25. 20 d Norwegian painter, d. 1944 (5)
  26. 21 d Bivouac (4)

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