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  1. 1 a Musical notation indicating the number of beats to a measure (4,9)
  2. 8 a In Samuel Taylor Coleridge's epic 1798 poem he was 'ancient' (7)
  3. 9 a Showing signs of wear and tear (5)
  4. 10 a One dollar (informal) (4)
  5. 11 a Straw broad-brimmed hat — robs more (anag) (8)
  6. 13 a Hooded waterproof jacket (6)
  7. 14 a Poor densely populated city area (6)
  8. 17 a Lamp oil (8)
  9. 19 a Hee-haw (4)
  10. 21 a Easy (5)
  11. 22 a Lock-securing mesh? (7)
  12. 24 a Jokes about painful subjects (7,6)
  13. 1 d Feline fellow? (3)
  14. 2 d African country independent since 1956, previously a French protectorate (7)
  15. 3 d Transport (4)
  16. 4 d One of three monsters, sisters with sharp fangs and hair of venomous snakes (6)
  17. 5 d European motorway — a NATO hub (anag) (8)
  18. 6 d Free (5)
  19. 7 d Study of word development (9)
  20. 10 d Jolly Roger (5,4)
  21. 12 d Artificially high singing tones (8)
  22. 15 d Canada's largest city (7)
  23. 16 d Parts of a foot (6)
  24. 18 d Imperial (5)
  25. 20 d Location in France (4)
  26. 23 d Prominent rock on a hill (3)

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