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  1. 1 a Host (4)
  2. 3 a Fettered (8)
  3. 9 a Type of terrier (3,4)
  4. 10 a Tiny dot in a cathode-ray tube screen image (5)
  5. 11 a Embellish (5)
  6. 12 a Lure (6)
  7. 14 a Confidence in one's own abilities (4-9)
  8. 17 a Foggy — incomprehensible (6)
  9. 19 a Essential — lively (5)
  10. 22 a Chosen as the best (5)
  11. 23 a Neither (anag) (7)
  12. 24 a Imaginary monsters used to scare children (8)
  13. 25 a Huge (4)
  14. 1 d Evaluate (8)
  15. 2 d Phrase on a coat of arms (5)
  16. 4 d With haste and confusion (6-7)
  17. 5 d Get it in the neck (informal) (3,2)
  18. 6 d Dictionary (7)
  19. 7 d Yawn-inducing? (4)
  20. 8 d Obsolete gold coin (6)
  21. 13 d Greek (8)
  22. 15 d Becoming void (7)
  23. 16 d Critical examination (6)
  24. 18 d Line of people waiting (5)
  25. 20 d Bind (3,2)
  26. 21 d Bouquet garni component (4)

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