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  1. 1 a Bad-tempered (6)
  2. 4 a Grass-cutting machine (5)
  3. 7 a I've found the answer! (6)
  4. 8 a Express admiration (6)
  5. 9 a Pointed remark (4)
  6. 10 a Clever Dicks (4-4)
  7. 12 a Reduce in volume — nutcase plea (anag) (11)
  8. 17 a Egg dish (8)
  9. 19 a Something wound in a spiral (4)
  10. 20 a Girl, age or opportunity? (6)
  11. 21 a Arctic regions with permafrost (6)
  12. 22 a Delicious (5)
  13. 23 a Plaster — my pugs (anag) (6)
  14. 1 d Military expedition to recapture the Holy Land (7)
  15. 2 d Sharp — sardonic (7)
  16. 3 d Where accidents often happen (5,4)
  17. 4 d Call for a cat? (5)
  18. 5 d Ripple (7)
  19. 6 d Enjoy — spicy sauce (6)
  20. 11 d In a sumptuous manner (9)
  21. 13 d Goads (7)
  22. 14 d Marks placed above a vowel to indicate a special pronunciation (7)
  23. 15 d Witty saying (7)
  24. 16 d Leave behind unintentionally (6)
  25. 18 d Unfriendly individual (5)

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