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  1. 1 a Be attracted (to) (9)
  2. 8 a Very (4)
  3. 9 a Rallying slogan (9)
  4. 10 a Zn (4)
  5. 13 a Waste metal (5)
  6. 15 a Studious obsessive — coat (6)
  7. 16 a People organised under a single government (6)
  8. 17 a Miss Piggy or the Great Gonzo? (6)
  9. 19 a Trough carrying rainwater (6)
  10. 20 a Period preceding an important event (3-2)
  11. 21 a Engine on rails (abbr) (4)
  12. 24 a Thwart (9)
  13. 25 a Nautical platform (4)
  14. 26 a English rock band formed in the 1960s (6,3)
  15. 2 d Study (4)
  16. 3 d Immorality (4)
  17. 4 d Smack sharply (6)
  18. 5 d Feral child raised by great apes in the forests of Angola (6)
  19. 6 d Embarrass (9)
  20. 7 d Dishonesty (9)
  21. 11 d Orange jam (9)
  22. 12 d Claptrap (9)
  23. 13 d Cheaper, though often not really cheap, travel ticket (5)
  24. 14 d Foot the bill (3,2)
  25. 18 d Castle tower (6)
  26. 19 d Piece of material used to enlarge a garment (6)
  27. 22 d Heraldic family symbols (4)
  28. 23 d ' ___ Brute? ' (Julius Caesar's dying words, according to Shakespeare) (2,2)

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