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  1. 1 a Courage to carry on (6)
  2. 4 a Plant that causes skin irritation on contact (6)
  3. 9 a Nut-turning tool (7)
  4. 10 a Pick-me-up (5)
  5. 11 a Covent Garden fare? (5)
  6. 12 a Grand National racecourse (7)
  7. 13 a Climbing shrub with fragrant flowers (11)
  8. 18 a Fabric with a crisp smooth texture (7)
  9. 20 a Semi-automatic pistol first patented in Germany in 1898 (5)
  10. 22 a Conjecture (5)
  11. 23 a Staggering (7)
  12. 24 a Come to terms (or to rest) (6)
  13. 25 a Kitchen appliance (6)
  14. 1 d Symbolic figure supposed to bring good luck (6)
  15. 2 d Vestige (5)
  16. 3 d Ancestry, pedigree (7)
  17. 5 d Consumed (5)
  18. 6 d Part of a twining plant — red lint (anag) (7)
  19. 7 d Go beyond (6)
  20. 8 d Coastal town on the Isle of Thanet (11)
  21. 14 d Unconventional (7)
  22. 15 d Institute of higher education (7)
  23. 16 d Parts of a process (6)
  24. 17 d Lilting Irish accent (6)
  25. 19 d Flip chart supporter (5)
  26. 21 d Remorse caused by feeling responsible for doing wrong (5)

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