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  1. 1 a Friction (9)
  2. 8 a American wild cat (4)
  3. 9 a Broken French (informal) (9)
  4. 10 a Butter used in Indian cookery (4)
  5. 13 a Invalidate (5)
  6. 15 a Fruit — shade (6)
  7. 16 a Skewer (6)
  8. 17 a Manipulate balls (6)
  9. 19 a Reconnoitre (6)
  10. 20 a Run off to get married (5)
  11. 21 a Sage (4)
  12. 24 a Bowdlerise (9)
  13. 25 a Branch part (4)
  14. 26 a Preserve by lowering temperature (6-3)
  15. 2 d Dully studious type (4)
  16. 3 d Coquette (4)
  17. 4 d Type of hospital drip (6)
  18. 5 d Cause to make a mistake (4,2)
  19. 6 d Skill(s) attained while living in uncultivated country (9)
  20. 7 d Audacious (9)
  21. 11 d Name all forms of a verb (9)
  22. 12 d Composure (9)
  23. 13 d Supple (5)
  24. 14 d Supple (5)
  25. 18 d It could supposedly change base metals into gold (6)
  26. 19 d Fir (6)
  27. 22 d Nasty giant (4)
  28. 23 d Asterisk (4)

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