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  1. 1 a Frank (6)
  2. 4 a Lift abruptly (5)
  3. 7 a Turned sharply (6)
  4. 8 a Inconsistent (6)
  5. 9 a Branch of Islam (4)
  6. 10 a No-show (8)
  7. 12 a Russian port on the Sea of Japan (11)
  8. 17 a Expensive and exclusive (8)
  9. 19 a £25 (4)
  10. 20 a Patterned with blooms (6)
  11. 21 a Glazed cotton fabric (6)
  12. 22 a Lifting device (5)
  13. 23 a Deeply sad (6)
  14. 1 d Russian playwright, d. 1904 (7)
  15. 2 d Buddhist bliss (7)
  16. 3 d Black fluid used for drawing (6,3)
  17. 4 d Thus (5)
  18. 5 d Happening outside the living organism (2,5)
  19. 6 d Where the setter may be found? (6)
  20. 11 d Small, powerful vehicle (6,3)
  21. 13 d Parody (7)
  22. 14 d Wonderful – pizza choice (7)
  23. 15 d Relating to motion (7)
  24. 16 d Law forbidding going out (6)
  25. 18 d Get to (5)

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