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  1. 1 a Axed (9)
  2. 8 a Jetty (4)
  3. 9 a PM (9)
  4. 10 a Jerome ___ , Show Boat composer, d. 1945 (4)
  5. 13 a Asian capital (5)
  6. 15 a Beyond ordinary understanding (6)
  7. 16 a Holy (6)
  8. 17 a Misgivings (6)
  9. 19 a Act properly (6)
  10. 20 a Garden flower (5)
  11. 21 a River that flows through Hamburg (4)
  12. 24 a Verboten (9)
  13. 25 a Uniform (4)
  14. 26 a Lifeless (9)
  15. 2 d Punch (informal) (4)
  16. 3 d Place in France? (4)
  17. 4 d When the light begins to fade (6)
  18. 5 d Old Testament escape (6)
  19. 6 d Unattainable aspiration (4,5)
  20. 7 d Malefactor (9)
  21. 11 d Vanquished (9)
  22. 12 d Mixed up (like eggs?) (9)
  23. 13 d Economic downswing (5)
  24. 14 d Milky fluid found in poppies and other plants (5)
  25. 18 d Easy win (4-2)
  26. 19 d Reel — spool (6)
  27. 22 d Chap with an apple (4)
  28. 23 d Warmth (4)

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