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  1. 1 a Fowl's crest (4)
  2. 3 a Eradicate (5,3)
  3. 9 a Relatives (7)
  4. 10 a Board (3,2)
  5. 11 a Grey or white wading bird with long neck and legs (5)
  6. 12 a Spice — met gnu (anag) (6)
  7. 14 a With perfect regularity and precision (4,9)
  8. 17 a Short-sightedness (6)
  9. 19 a Composition for nine performers (5)
  10. 22 a Trainee officer (5)
  11. 23 a Against the law (7)
  12. 24 a Grimm character with very long hair (8)
  13. 25 a Malay dagger with a scalloped blade (4)
  14. 1 d Mouth (informal) (8)
  15. 2 d Small — modest (5)
  16. 4 d Duped (5,3,1,4)
  17. 5 d Strength (5)
  18. 6 d Very active (2,3,2)
  19. 7 d Adjust for better functioning (4)
  20. 8 d Brandy (6)
  21. 13 d Bowling game (8)
  22. 15 d On tenterhooks (5,2)
  23. 16 d Amazon e-reader (6)
  24. 18 d Ex-director of the Russian Federal Security Bureau, b.1952 (5)
  25. 20 d African river or country (5)
  26. 21 d Maple or sycamore, for example (4)

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