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  1. 1 a Form of flood defence (7)
  2. 8 a So-so (7)
  3. 9 a Graceful — refined (7)
  4. 10 a Thrown out (7)
  5. 11 a One-person canoe (5)
  6. 13 a When one is fully grown (9)
  7. 15 a Eleventh-hour (4-5)
  8. 18 a Odds (5)
  9. 21 a Grow coarse (7)
  10. 22 a Turn aside (7)
  11. 23 a Simon Peter or Judas Iscariot, say (7)
  12. 24 a Plant stems growing along the ground (7)
  13. 1 d Tiny spot (5)
  14. 2 d Hard up (5)
  15. 3 d Clear-cut (5,3,5)
  16. 4 d French cake (6)
  17. 5 d State of bliss (7,6)
  18. 6 d Signal for soldiers to return to quarters — it gets under your skin (6)
  19. 7 d Devoted (6)
  20. 12 d Patch (4)
  21. 14 d Transparent (4)
  22. 15 d Lasso (6)
  23. 16 d Daze — shock (6)
  24. 17 d Gentle — offer (6)
  25. 19 d Sidestep (5)
  26. 20 d They come in flights (5)

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