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  1. 1 a Post-1947 tension between the Soviet Union and the United States and their allies (4,3)
  2. 8 a Not in anyone's possession (7)
  3. 9 a Infection of the nervous system from germs in open wounds — eat nuts (anag) (7)
  4. 10 a Capital of Georgia (7)
  5. 11 a Relating to sound (5)
  6. 13 a Swing back and forth (9)
  7. 15 a Winner's trophy (4,5)
  8. 18 a Irritating (5)
  9. 21 a Munster (anag) — flat bone in the chest (7)
  10. 22 a Clear (7)
  11. 23 a Dilettante (7)
  12. 24 a Bizarre (7)
  13. 1 d Makes a reference (to) (5)
  14. 2 d Admit (3,2)
  15. 3 d RAF equivalent to a British army lieutenant colonel (4,9)
  16. 4 d Pastoral (6)
  17. 5 d Person seeking to go up in the world (6,7)
  18. 6 d Heart condition (6)
  19. 7 d Recommendation (6)
  20. 12 d Spiced stew of various meats and vegetables (4)
  21. 14 d Piffle (4)
  22. 15 d One cannot stop talking (informal) (6)
  23. 16 d Room for manoeuvre (6)
  24. 17 d Takes exception (6)
  25. 19 d Duplicate (5)
  26. 20 d Bumpkin (5)

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