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  1. 1 a In hock to the bank (9)
  2. 8 a Small shallow lake (4)
  3. 9 a Hateful (9)
  4. 10 a Wood shaping tool (4)
  5. 13 a Lower oneself (5)
  6. 15 a On impulse (6)
  7. 16 a Nutty confection (6)
  8. 17 a Dimwits (6)
  9. 19 a Potential sources of danger (6)
  10. 20 a One tends to ramble (5)
  11. 21 a Flat-bottomed river boat (4)
  12. 24 a Similar or equivalent in some respects (9)
  13. 25 a Dance (by jumping up and down) (4)
  14. 26 a At the start (9)
  15. 2 d Atmosphere picked up instinctively (informal) (4)
  16. 3 d Chess piece (4)
  17. 4 d Something unusual (perhaps worth collecting) (6)
  18. 5 d Chinese dumpling, usually served in soup (6)
  19. 6 d Green patina that forms on copper, brass and bronze — diver's rig (anag) (9)
  20. 7 d Time fades (anag) — negativity (9)
  21. 11 d Water carrier (9)
  22. 12 d Sea pigeon (anag) — undercover work (9)
  23. 13 d Slacker's vice (5)
  24. 14 d One's usually found by the fireside (5)
  25. 18 d Log on (4,2)
  26. 19 d Small spherical missile (6)
  27. 22 d Old Turkish title of respect (4)
  28. 23 d Take in — hoax (4)

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