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  1. 1 a Dank (6)
  2. 4 a Ancient unit of length, based on the forearm (5)
  3. 7 a Curtain rod covering (6)
  4. 8 a Entryphone (informal) (6)
  5. 9 a Person of equal standing (4)
  6. 10 a American's wallet (8)
  7. 12 a Type of heavy rock music — thermal hats (anag) (6,5)
  8. 17 a Adherent of the main branch of the Methodist Church (8)
  9. 19 a Pale blue colour (4)
  10. 20 a Shade of meaning (6)
  11. 21 a Fish hawk (6)
  12. 22 a Cede (5)
  13. 23 a Break from proceedings (6)
  14. 1 d ___ Attlee, prime minister 1945-51 (7)
  15. 2 d Married (anag) (7)
  16. 3 d Manager of Manchester United, 1945-1969 (4,5)
  17. 4 d Vicious (5)
  18. 5 d Anti-tank weapon used by infantry (7)
  19. 6 d Vehement outburst (6)
  20. 11 d Edible flatfish (5,4)
  21. 13 d One kept prisoner as security (7)
  22. 14 d Pirates (anag) — shlep (7)
  23. 15 d Shrubs (to rest on?) (7)
  24. 16 d Note with a Turner portrait (6)
  25. 18 d 11th-century Spanish folk hero (2,3)

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