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  1. 1 a Person working with coffee beans? (7)
  2. 8 a 1975 film starring Warren Beatty as a promiscuous LA hairdresser (7)
  3. 9 a Soothing balm (7)
  4. 10 a Leave (informal) (4,3)
  5. 11 a Wild (5)
  6. 13 a Impossible to hear properly (9)
  7. 15 a Zoo (9)
  8. 18 a Operation to catch a person committing a crime (informal) (5)
  9. 21 a Blockhead (7)
  10. 22 a Highly-regarded (7)
  11. 23 a Cut down (7)
  12. 24 a Grow tense (7)
  13. 1 d High steep bank caused by river erosion (5)
  14. 2 d Moore or McGough? (5)
  15. 3 d They should bring you round (8,5)
  16. 4 d Respiratory condition (6)
  17. 5 d Vinaigrette, for example (5,8)
  18. 6 d Poise shown under strain (6)
  19. 7 d Something sweet to chew on (6)
  20. 12 d Slacken (4)
  21. 14 d Croquet or tennis venue (4)
  22. 15 d Self-deprecating (6)
  23. 16 d London columnist (6)
  24. 17 d Rat or squirrel, say (6)
  25. 19 d Awkward (5)
  26. 20 d Grow old (3,2)

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