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  1. 1 a Take-off (6)
  2. 4 a Symbol of love (5)
  3. 7 a Informal discussion (abbr) (6)
  4. 8 a Summon by gesture (6)
  5. 9 a Queen of the Olympian gods in Greek mythology (4)
  6. 10 a Mausoleum built by the emperor Shah Jahan in memory of his favourite wife (3,5)
  7. 12 a Fruit and ice cream dessert (6,5)
  8. 17 a Hair-plucking tool (8)
  9. 19 a Send naughty internet messages (4)
  10. 20 a Dried fruit (6)
  11. 21 a Contaminate (6)
  12. 22 a Throw with great effort — retch (5)
  13. 23 a First US space station, launched 1973 (6)
  14. 1 d Condensed and memorable saying (7)
  15. 2 d Desist (7)
  16. 3 d Woman making her first appearance (9)
  17. 4 d Eric Clapton's rock band, formed 1966 (5)
  18. 5 d Chinese cabbage — oak chip (anag) (3,4)
  19. 6 d Hang freely (6)
  20. 11 d Slender Chinese incense-coated item (4,5)
  21. 13 d Amerigo Vespucci's great discovery (7)
  22. 14 d Lecherous (7)
  23. 15 d Vehicle for hire (7)
  24. 16 d Carbohydrate in food (6)
  25. 18 d Belgian central African colony until 1960 (5)

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