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  1. 1 a Thick cushion used for sitting on (6)
  2. 4 a Old computer (6)
  3. 8 a Person destined to be taken advantage of (informal) (5)
  4. 9 a Ship's boat (7)
  5. 10 a Shrink (7)
  6. 11 a Proficient (5)
  7. 12 a Lovely (9)
  8. 17 a Trunk artery taking blood from the left ventricle of the heart (5)
  9. 19 a What may happen after close-run vote? (7)
  10. 21 a Entrance (7)
  11. 22 a Small non-rigid airship (5)
  12. 23 a Give a new title (to) (6)
  13. 24 a Piece of photographic equipment (6)
  14. 1 d Tall vertical cylindrical structure used as a support (6)
  15. 2 d Do better than (7)
  16. 3 d Covered with hair (5)
  17. 5 d From Kolkata? (7)
  18. 6 d Hunger (for) (5)
  19. 7 d Hustle (anag) (6)
  20. 9 d Title of heads of the Eastern Orthodox Churches (eg in Istanbul or Moscow) (9)
  21. 13 d Amount — portion (7)
  22. 14 d Knowing a lot about a lot (7)
  23. 15 d Curve in a road surface (6)
  24. 16 d Perfect place (6)
  25. 18 d Tree with orange-red berry-like fruits (5)
  26. 20 d Whitehall's Cabinet Office Briefing Room 'A' (5)

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