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  1. 1 a Diagonal mover in chess (6)
  2. 4 a Admission (6)
  3. 8 a Roman province, governed by Pontius Pilate at the time of the Crucifixion (5)
  4. 9 a Droplet (7)
  5. 10 a Heroic (7)
  6. 11 a Yellowish-brown gemstone (5)
  7. 12 a Joke (9)
  8. 17 a Castrated male chicken (5)
  9. 19 a At a time when demand is lower (3-4)
  10. 21 a Injurious, physically or mentally (7)
  11. 22 a Belly (informal) (5)
  12. 23 a Wrinkle (6)
  13. 24 a Difficult to dislodge (6)
  14. 1 d Cor blimey! (2,4)
  15. 2 d If it can go wrong, it will! (4,3)
  16. 3 d Michelle or Barack? (5)
  17. 5 d Country, capital Zagreb (7)
  18. 6 d Fit out (5)
  19. 7 d Sternutation (6)
  20. 9 d Traverse (3,6)
  21. 13 d Curving in and out (7)
  22. 14 d Don't tell (4,3)
  23. 15 d Pretty — spectacular (6)
  24. 16 d Approved (6)
  25. 18 d Sprite (5)
  26. 20 d Ruling on a point of Islamic law by a recognised authority (5)

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