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  1. 1 a Decorated with bands (7)
  2. 8 a Hard silvery-white metal used in alloys with platinum, Rh (7)
  3. 9 a Truth (7)
  4. 10 a Time out (7)
  5. 11 a Shanghai's underground system (5)
  6. 13 a Porter's lodge (9)
  7. 15 a According to a strict interpretation of the rules — I catch Len (anag) (9)
  8. 18 a Unbusy bee? (5)
  9. 21 a Place to find a surprise gift (4,3)
  10. 22 a Red panda — cabaret (anag) (7)
  11. 23 a Unsophisticated (7)
  12. 24 a Optic relief (3-4)
  13. 1 d Jostling mass of people (5)
  14. 2 d Undergo a chemical change (5)
  15. 3 d Right of succession belonging to the eldest child (13)
  16. 4 d Try rod (anag) (3,3)
  17. 5 d Well-known public figure (9,4)
  18. 6 d Social circle (6)
  19. 7 d Hamper (6)
  20. 12 d River rising in the Czech Republic and flowing into the North Sea at Cuxhaven in Germany (4)
  21. 14 d Steer clear of (4)
  22. 15 d Syphoning equipment (6)
  23. 16 d Morally pure (6)
  24. 17 d Bit of old road? (6)
  25. 19 d O — Wilde (5)
  26. 20 d Finish what's on the plate (3,2)

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