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  1. 1 a Town in South Tyneside (6)
  2. 4 a Handcart (6)
  3. 8 a Momentary flash of light (5)
  4. 9 a Reprimanded (7)
  5. 10 a Leading (anag) (7)
  6. 11 a Out of bed (5)
  7. 12 a Communicate successfully (3,6)
  8. 17 a Pulsate (5)
  9. 19 a Satirise (7)
  10. 21 a Having had careful prior consideration (7)
  11. 22 a Manufacturer (5)
  12. 23 a Constricted (6)
  13. 24 a Soft tissue in bones (6)
  14. 1 d Puzzle with many pieces (6)
  15. 2 d Bringing up (7)
  16. 3 d Decide to participate (3,2)
  17. 5 d Short-grain rice from Italy — or a biro (anag) (7)
  18. 6 d Garden tools (5)
  19. 7 d Walking through shallow water (6)
  20. 9 d Mocked (9)
  21. 13 d Chilli sauce (7)
  22. 14 d Table game (7)
  23. 15 d Filter — melody (6)
  24. 16 d Scotland's patron saint (6)
  25. 18 d Ohio or Delaware, say (5)
  26. 20 d Venomous African snake (5)

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