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  1. 1 a Transport for the 9-to-5 brigade? (8,5)
  2. 8 a In the style of an English romantic poet, d. 1824 (7)
  3. 9 a Form of address for a woman (5)
  4. 10 a Society — card (4)
  5. 11 a Caviar fish (8)
  6. 13 a Upshot (6)
  7. 14 a Open by drawing back the bar (6)
  8. 17 a Unexpected (8)
  9. 19 a Cow group (4)
  10. 21 a Load for shipment (5)
  11. 22 a Collection of diverse things (7)
  12. 24 a Wise partner? (4,9)
  13. 1 d Small round loaf — male swan (3)
  14. 2 d French nobleman like de Sade (7)
  15. 3 d Arm bone (4)
  16. 4 d Stimulate (6)
  17. 5 d Large evergreen tropical tree — darn it, Ma! (anag) (8)
  18. 6 d Become rotten (5)
  19. 7 d Chosen (9)
  20. 10 d Infection larger than a boil (9)
  21. 12 d Grub-like wingless female beetle with luminous organs (4-4)
  22. 15 d How one bowls? (7)
  23. 16 d Restorative drink (6)
  24. 18 d Bones of the ankle and foot — sitar (anag) (5)
  25. 20 d Group of politicians with common objectives? (4)
  26. 23 d The day before (3)

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