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  1. 1 a Stall — airport ascent (anag) (13)
  2. 8 a Standard — characteristic (7)
  3. 9 a Money offered as a prize (5)
  4. 10 a Suggestive or sneering look (4)
  5. 11 a Monitor of improper activity or waste (8)
  6. 13 a Blow one of these and get very cross (6)
  7. 14 a Reduce (6)
  8. 17 a Nerve (8)
  9. 19 a Kill intentionally (4)
  10. 21 a Commotion (informal) (3-2)
  11. 22 a Very last part (4,3)
  12. 24 a All in the mind (13)
  13. 1 d Stroke gently (3)
  14. 2 d Persecute (7)
  15. 3 d Plentiful (4)
  16. 4 d Form of salutation in Muslim countries (6)
  17. 5 d Had an effect (on) (8)
  18. 6 d Caustic — virulent (5)
  19. 7 d Crisis that requires immediate action (9)
  20. 10 d Vessel providing guidance to others (9)
  21. 12 d Take to task (8)
  22. 15 d Striking — key (7)
  23. 16 d Position — prestige (6)
  24. 18 d Temperamental (5)
  25. 20 d Neeson or Gallagher? (4)
  26. 23 d What's Up, ___ ? (1972 film starring Barbra Streisand and Ryan O'Neal) (3)

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