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  1. 1 a Black suit (6)
  2. 4 a What Queen Victoria was not (6)
  3. 8 a Small streams (5)
  4. 9 a Antagonistic (7)
  5. 10 a Liveried servant (7)
  6. 11 a Readily available (2,3)
  7. 12 a Laid down (9)
  8. 17 a Persian language (5)
  9. 19 a Very bad indeed (7)
  10. 21 a Tipped off (7)
  11. 22 a Overturned (5)
  12. 23 a Longing (6)
  13. 24 a Ludicrous (informal) (6)
  14. 1 d Conflict (6)
  15. 2 d Taking everything into account (3,4)
  16. 3 d Derby venue (5)
  17. 5 d Skip (4,3)
  18. 6 d Working period (5)
  19. 7 d French harbour — I'd peep (anag) (6)
  20. 9 d Acrobatic feat (9)
  21. 13 d Constable, say (7)
  22. 14 d Not dry, not sweet (4-3)
  23. 15 d Fearful (6)
  24. 16 d Without qualification (6)
  25. 18 d Scottish dances (5)
  26. 20 d One's salad days (5)

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