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  1. 1 a One much concerned with his appearance (informal) (4)
  2. 3 a Miniature hourglass, used in the kitchen (3,5)
  3. 9 a Small medicated sweet (7)
  4. 10 a Nettled (5)
  5. 11 a Bowler's approach (3-2)
  6. 12 a Middle Eastern country invaded by Iraq in 1990, leading to the Gulf War (6)
  7. 14 a Bank notes with no real existence or worth (8,5)
  8. 17 a Sharp pain in the side (6)
  9. 19 a Relating to the centre (5)
  10. 22 a Pull suddenly (5)
  11. 23 a Kingdom lying between France and the Netherlands (7)
  12. 24 a Number each leaf in a publication (8)
  13. 25 a Bring off mother's milk (4)
  14. 1 d State of stagnation (8)
  15. 2 d 12 (5)
  16. 4 d Alpha to omega (5,8)
  17. 5 d Pitch (5)
  18. 6 d One, plus six noughts (7)
  19. 7 d Uncivil (4)
  20. 8 d Buy cheaply (4,2)
  21. 13 d Plant of the primrose family with upswept petals and patterned leaves (8)
  22. 15 d Zero (7)
  23. 16 d Deaden (6)
  24. 18 d Symbol (5)
  25. 20 d Legal offence (5)
  26. 21 d Vessel (4)

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