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  1. 1 a Condition that kills a tree or shrub, starting from the tip of its leaves or from its roots (7)
  2. 8 a Squeeze out (7)
  3. 9 a Means of travel (7)
  4. 10 a Diving seabirds — children's books (7)
  5. 11 a (Make a) monotonous sound (5)
  6. 13 a Use of wooden veneers to create a decorative pattern on furniture (9)
  7. 15 a Danger for over-the-limit drivers? (5,4)
  8. 18 a Shrub or small tree with scented white flowers and black berries (5)
  9. 21 a Inconsistent (7)
  10. 22 a 1928 Virginia Woolf novel (7)
  11. 23 a Straightforward honesty (7)
  12. 24 a Sadden (7)
  13. 1 d Piece of turf dug out with a golf club (5)
  14. 2 d Early anaesthetic (5)
  15. 3 d Somewhere to stay (13)
  16. 4 d Custodian (in goal?) (6)
  17. 5 d What can hide one's feelings (5,5,3)
  18. 6 d Charmingly old-fashioned (6)
  19. 7 d Ungenerous (6)
  20. 12 d Getting this, you'll be upset (4)
  21. 14 d Ready to eat (4)
  22. 15 d Outline (6)
  23. 16 d Commission (6)
  24. 17 d Write down (for future reference) (6)
  25. 19 d Close together (5)
  26. 20 d Origins (5)

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