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  1. 1 a On the dot (6)
  2. 4 a Room on board (5)
  3. 7 a Political region in Switzerland (6)
  4. 8 a Explode (4,2)
  5. 9 a Active volcano in Sicily (4)
  6. 10 a Toll road (8)
  7. 12 a Tree on coast (anag) – shrub with bright red berries (11)
  8. 17 a Unflappability (8)
  9. 19 a Snide remarks (4)
  10. 20 a Arboreal lizard (6)
  11. 21 a Brought up (6)
  12. 22 a Newspapers, TV, radio, etc. (5)
  13. 23 a Proverbs (6)
  14. 1 d Credit and debit cards (7)
  15. 2 d Pariah (7)
  16. 3 d Contrition (9)
  17. 4 d Punctuation mark (5)
  18. 5 d Type of knot (7)
  19. 6 d Kid (6)
  20. 11 d Relieved of anxiety (9)
  21. 13 d Grandiloquent (7)
  22. 14 d Dignity (anag) (7)
  23. 15 d Return to a less developed state (7)
  24. 16 d Division into opposing factions (6)
  25. 18 d Old Japanese assassin (5)

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