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  1. 1 a Draw (while thinking about other things?) (6)
  2. 4 a Fight (6)
  3. 9 a Alchemist's universal remedy (7)
  4. 10 a Ground and sifted meal (5)
  5. 11 a (Cause to) bend (5)
  6. 12 a Fun involving singing to a backing track (7)
  7. 13 a No-nonsense (4,2,5)
  8. 18 a Open air (7)
  9. 20 a Cups and saucers — cockney friend (5)
  10. 22 a Obscure (5)
  11. 23 a Pot of savings (4,3)
  12. 24 a ____ Waugh, Decline and Fall author (6)
  13. 25 a Twist and turn (6)
  14. 1 d Portray (6)
  15. 2 d Proprietor (5)
  16. 3 d Support for a speaker? (7)
  17. 5 d Bid (5)
  18. 6 d Lavish meal (4-3)
  19. 7 d Small tower (6)
  20. 8 d Wrong way round (4,2,5)
  21. 14 d Conclusion (7)
  22. 15 d One who points the finger (7)
  23. 16 d That hit home! (6)
  24. 17 d (Make a) metallic sound (6)
  25. 19 d In a strange way (5)
  26. 21 d Torpid (5)

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