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  1. 1 a Behaving very amorously (5-2)
  2. 8 a City on the Rhine, home to the largest university in the Netherlands (7)
  3. 9 a ___ Mustard, army officer in Cluedo (7)
  4. 10 a Perforated (7)
  5. 11 a Bossy or impertinent little girl (5)
  6. 13 a Group around a person of importance (9)
  7. 15 a Self-service eatery (9)
  8. 18 a Go over again (abbr) (5)
  9. 21 a With everything in (3,4)
  10. 22 a Quiver (7)
  11. 23 a Stipulation (7)
  12. 24 a When sex starts to kick in? (7)
  13. 1 d Temporary substitute in 4 (5)
  14. 2 d Well-founded (5)
  15. 3 d My pleasure! (4,7,2)
  16. 4 d Guard rail round the bow of a yacht (6)
  17. 5 d Drink, hit and sing, for example — rarer liver bug (anag) (9,4)
  18. 6 d Shrub or tree with clusters of white or yellow flowers (6)
  19. 7 d Heavy filling food (6)
  20. 12 d Distinctive atmosphere (4)
  21. 14 d Carnival (4)
  22. 15 d They hold things together (6)
  23. 16 d Bird of prey (John Huston directed one from Malta) (6)
  24. 17 d British tabloid (3,3)
  25. 19 d Scottish pole (5)
  26. 20 d Unthinking belief (5)

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