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  1. 1 a Activity (6)
  2. 4 a Some way (6)
  3. 8 a Stuff oneself (5)
  4. 9 a Engage in a contest (7)
  5. 10 a Gun (7)
  6. 11 a Strike violently and repeatedly (5)
  7. 12 a Accelerate progress (4-5)
  8. 17 a When most people sleep (5)
  9. 19 a Small falcon (7)
  10. 21 a Baseball player (7)
  11. 22 a German air raids on London and other UK cities, 1940-41 (5)
  12. 23 a ___ , fade, dissolve (video editing technique) (6)
  13. 24 a Under (6)
  14. 1 d Month with a UK bank holiday (6)
  15. 2 d Negative stimulation (4-3)
  16. 3 d Observable (5)
  17. 5 d African country, independent since 1990 (7)
  18. 6 d Tilts over to one side (5)
  19. 7 d Sausage — we're in (anag) (6)
  20. 9 d Janitor (9)
  21. 13 d School bag (7)
  22. 14 d Language spoken in Turkey, Iraq, Iran, Syria and Russia by the world's largest ethnic group without its own country (7)
  23. 15 d Hidden 10 (6)
  24. 16 d Lightweight single-breasted jacket (6)
  25. 18 d Elaborate or unusual dress (3-2)
  26. 20 d Marten's dark brown fur (5)

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