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  1. 1 a Open to doubt (13)
  2. 8 a Sturdy broad-chested British icon (7)
  3. 9 a Ritziness (5)
  4. 10 a Brother (4)
  5. 11 a Iron— wedge (4,4)
  6. 13 a Back scrubber (6)
  7. 14 a Republic of China (6)
  8. 17 a French posterior (8)
  9. 19 a Light glancing touch (4)
  10. 21 a Song or film from the past, perhaps golden (5)
  11. 22 a Extensive landed property — needs me (anag) (7)
  12. 24 a Begin to get better (4,3,6)
  13. 1 d 'Rose and Crown' or 'Dog and Duck'? (3)
  14. 2 d Virginia Woolf novel — Kathleen Hale's Marmalade Cat (7)
  15. 3 d Island that hosts the annual Venice Film Festival (4)
  16. 4 d Fly larva (6)
  17. 5 d It involves a rope and two teams (3,2,3)
  18. 6 d Cool down (5)
  19. 7 d Couch potato (9)
  20. 10 d Bungling (9)
  21. 12 d Obvious (8)
  22. 15 d Pentecost (7)
  23. 16 d Walk wearily (6)
  24. 18 d Cyclist (5)
  25. 20 d Bullets (4)
  26. 23 d Fruiting part of corn (3)

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