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  1. 1 a Persuade gently (4)
  2. 3 a Sheath for a sword (8)
  3. 9 a Et cetera (3,2,2)
  4. 10 a Layabout (5)
  5. 11 a Beguiled unwisely (3,2)
  6. 12 a Image of a person (6)
  7. 14 a Immediate (13)
  8. 17 a Affair (anag) — mat-making fibre (6)
  9. 19 a Most populous city in the United Arab Emirates (5)
  10. 22 a Bring up (5)
  11. 23 a Leading (2,5)
  12. 24 a Not varying in pitch (8)
  13. 25 a Single-storey storage building (4)
  14. 1 d Padre (8)
  15. 2 d Increased (5)
  16. 4 d Close attention (13)
  17. 5 d Concise (5)
  18. 6 d (Musically) quick and lively (7)
  19. 7 d Scottish dagger (4)
  20. 8 d Balkan country, capital Sarajevo (6)
  21. 13 d Aided (8)
  22. 15 d Pacific marine mammal (3,4)
  23. 16 d Fall asleep (3,3)
  24. 18 d Fast (5)
  25. 20 d Thin soup (5)
  26. 21 d Public transport vehicle (4)

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