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  1. 1 a Make germ-free (9)
  2. 8 a Looped cross, ancient Egyptian symbol of life (4)
  3. 9 a Dug up (9)
  4. 10 a __ Idle, member of Monty Python's Flying Circus (4)
  5. 13 a Aspersions (5)
  6. 15 a Organ grinder's companion? (6)
  7. 16 a Comply (6)
  8. 17 a Stuck-up (2-2-2)
  9. 19 a Girl's name — portion of the Catholic Mass (6)
  10. 20 a Look happy (5)
  11. 21 a Sack — cause for alarm? (4)
  12. 24 a Central American country (9)
  13. 25 a Always (4)
  14. 26 a Formerly (2,3,4)
  15. 2 d Part of a fork (4)
  16. 3 d Thoroughfare (4)
  17. 4 d In the recent past (6)
  18. 5 d Tango's predecessor (6)
  19. 6 d Behind with payments (2,7)
  20. 7 d Vanity Fair author (9)
  21. 11 d Made louder (9)
  22. 12 d Plain (9)
  23. 13 d Favoured competitors — bird-feeder contents (5)
  24. 14 d Climb (5)
  25. 18 d Sum of money (6)
  26. 19 d Protein present in wheat (6)
  27. 22 d Leave out (4)
  28. 23 d Close with a bang (4)

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