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  1. 1 a Rudimentary (9)
  2. 8 a South Pacific country of more than 300 islands, capital Suva (4)
  3. 9 a Happy place to be (5,4)
  4. 10 a Skiing turn (4)
  5. 13 a A long story? (5)
  6. 15 a Floor (6)
  7. 16 a Bussell or Baryshnikov (6)
  8. 17 a Roy's football team (6)
  9. 19 a Tall plant with brown prickly stems and conical seed heads (6)
  10. 20 a Part of a flower enclosing the petals (5)
  11. 21 a Hillside hollow (4)
  12. 24 a Oscar, for instance (9)
  13. 25 a Go under (4)
  14. 26 a Burning sensation in the chest (9)
  15. 2 d Irk (4)
  16. 3 d Injure badly by beating (4)
  17. 4 d Loudspeaker (6)
  18. 5 d Supplied with fresh air (6)
  19. 6 d Clever quip (9)
  20. 7 d Long convoluted process (9)
  21. 11 d Cold-shoulder — I, Socrates (anag) (9)
  22. 12 d French foodie (3,6)
  23. 13 d Comes closer (5)
  24. 14 d It tells you what's inside (5)
  25. 18 d Boil vigorously (6)
  26. 19 d Dental deposit (6)
  27. 22 d Natural food flavouring (4)
  28. 23 d Shape of an asterisk (4)

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