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  1. 1 a Senseless (4)
  2. 3 a Refuse to abandon one's position (5,3)
  3. 9 a Project generating a safe steady return (4,3)
  4. 10 a Of clear mind (5)
  5. 11 a Nearby (5)
  6. 12 a Gone off (6)
  7. 14 a Sacrifice (5,8)
  8. 17 a Religious cult involving witchcraft and animistic deities (6)
  9. 19 a (Make) a continuous rhythmic sound (5)
  10. 22 a Wrote down (5)
  11. 23 a Inhabitant (7)
  12. 24 a Causing concern (8)
  13. 25 a Operatic song for a solo voice (4)
  14. 1 d Dickens' Nicholas (8)
  15. 2 d What one must face when caught out? (5)
  16. 4 d Historic fortress on the Thames (5,2,6)
  17. 5 d Synthetic fibre (5)
  18. 6 d Italian operatic composer, d. 1924 (7)
  19. 7 d (Of a sum of money) considerable (4)
  20. 8 d Feline — let coo (anag) (6)
  21. 13 d Obsession with oneself (8)
  22. 15 d Feathered wake-up caller (7)
  23. 16 d Degree (6)
  24. 18 d Parent (sometimes with long legs or sugar) (5)
  25. 20 d Stubble cutter (5)
  26. 21 d Chew (4)

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