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  1. 1 a Do this and rule? (6)
  2. 4 a Collection of stamps, say (5)
  3. 7 a Eat outdoors (6)
  4. 8 a One's work is entirely bogus (6)
  5. 9 a Occupy all available space (4)
  6. 10 a Third level (8)
  7. 12 a Coppers (5,6)
  8. 17 a Emblem of official position (8)
  9. 19 a Kind of ferry (informal) (2-2)
  10. 20 a Stumble (4,2)
  11. 21 a Broad area (6)
  12. 22 a Extract metal from its ore with heat (5)
  13. 23 a Articulate (6)
  14. 1 d Small patterned mats put on a plate under cakes etc (7)
  15. 2 d Conventional — flavour (7)
  16. 3 d Olympic event consisting of four runs, three jumps and three throws (9)
  17. 4 d Espouse (5)
  18. 5 d A theory about the origin of the universe (3,4)
  19. 6 d Burn at the stake (6)
  20. 11 d Dramatic practice? (9)
  21. 13 d ie firms (anag) — go wrong (7)
  22. 14 d Tell a tale (7)
  23. 15 d Audible distance (7)
  24. 16 d Fixed unnatural smile (6)
  25. 18 d Swinish sound (5)

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