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  1. 1 a Absurd (9)
  2. 8 a Inaction (4)
  3. 9 a Act to reconcile differences (9)
  4. 10 a Revise (at the last minute?) (4)
  5. 13 a Watery component of blood (5)
  6. 15 a Consecrate — order (6)
  7. 16 a With added seasoning (6)
  8. 17 a Expression of annoyance? (3-3)
  9. 19 a Most senior (6)
  10. 20 a Shabby (5)
  11. 21 a Extremely — exact (4)
  12. 24 a Open to interpretation (9)
  13. 25 a Rocky outcrop (4)
  14. 26 a Encouragement to a child who's taken a tumble (4-5)
  15. 2 d Limit (4)
  16. 3 d Give out (4)
  17. 4 d Millstone (6)
  18. 5 d Kind of basic test (that turns red or blue) (6)
  19. 6 d Intended (9)
  20. 7 d Tax on a house purchase (5,4)
  21. 11 d In an undertone (5,4)
  22. 12 d Leading article — I tailored (anag) (9)
  23. 13 d Cavity in the bones of the skull (5)
  24. 14 d Truly, ___ , Deeply, 1990 Anthony Minghella film (5)
  25. 18 d Join forces (4,2)
  26. 19 d Peculiarity (6)
  27. 22 d Lower house of the Russian Federal Assembly since 1993 (4)
  28. 23 d Wiretaps (4)

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