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  1. 1 a Gallic (6)
  2. 4 a Try (6)
  3. 8 a Tempest's spirit (5)
  4. 9 a Sordid dirt (7)
  5. 10 a Large cushion (full of dried pulses?) (7)
  6. 11 a Large US or Australian spread for raising cattle (5)
  7. 12 a Shoulder bag (9)
  8. 17 a Block of cast metal (5)
  9. 19 a Excessive freedom (7)
  10. 21 a Don't say a word (4,3)
  11. 22 a By ear (5)
  12. 23 a Have faith (in) (6)
  13. 24 a Huntsman or house, say (6)
  14. 1 d Overweight (6)
  15. 2 d Last words? (7)
  16. 3 d Someone famous (abbr) (5)
  17. 5 d Marine museums (7)
  18. 6 d Tower for guiding pilots (5)
  19. 7 d Hearty (anag) (6)
  20. 9 d Small boiled sweet (for the Nutcracker fairy?) (9)
  21. 13 d Substance essential in small quantities for normal metabolism (7)
  22. 14 d Very similar (7)
  23. 15 d Terrible (6)
  24. 16 d Uri __ , spoon bender (6)
  25. 18 d Motivate (informal) (3,2)
  26. 20 d Muscular spasm (5)

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