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  1. 1 a Competition based on appearances (6,7)
  2. 8 a Go house to house singing Christmas carols (7)
  3. 9 a Nincompoop (5)
  4. 10 a Lateen-rigged Arab sailing vessel (4)
  5. 11 a Defeat in debate (8)
  6. 13 a Useful little gadget (6)
  7. 14 a Book page size — a CV too (anag) (6)
  8. 17 a Sensory organ — pro-Crete (anag) (8)
  9. 19 a Small restaurant (4)
  10. 21 a Gesture of contempt (or success?) (1-4)
  11. 22 a Hunting cry (5-2)
  12. 24 a Big dipper (6,7)
  13. 1 d Arrow shooter (3)
  14. 2 d Escape (7)
  15. 3 d Freshwater duck (4)
  16. 4 d Hue (6)
  17. 5 d Annoying thing (8)
  18. 6 d Giving (somebody) the once-over (5)
  19. 7 d Lead part (5,4)
  20. 10 d Towards the mouth? (9)
  21. 12 d Answer (8)
  22. 15 d Expert in studying data (7)
  23. 16 d Lyrical (6)
  24. 18 d Lose heat (5)
  25. 20 d Little high-jumping bloodsucker (4)
  26. 23 d Belonging to you and me (3)

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