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  1. 1 a Decline ungraciously (6)
  2. 4 a In the arms of Morpheus (6)
  3. 9 a Castle (7)
  4. 10 a Expend (3,2)
  5. 11 a Feeling of listlessness (5)
  6. 12 a Bodleian, for example (7)
  7. 13 a Player's jitters (5,6)
  8. 18 a Hunters' term for the beasts they hunt (3,4)
  9. 20 a Constable's stand? (5)
  10. 22 a Basketry material (5)
  11. 23 a River flowing over US/Canada falls (7)
  12. 24 a Chap (6)
  13. 25 a Heavy starchy food (6)
  14. 1 d Space-travelling lettuce? (6)
  15. 2 d Muscular strength, as opposed to brains (5)
  16. 3 d Bond creator (7)
  17. 5 d Hissing firework (5)
  18. 6 d Flutterer? (7)
  19. 7 d Fruit with orange flesh and small black seeds (6)
  20. 8 d Energetic – with numerous pulses? (4,2,5)
  21. 14 d Shibboleth (3,4)
  22. 15 d Wide of the mark (7)
  23. 16 d Rectangular (6)
  24. 17 d Later days (3,3)
  25. 19 d Eager (anag.) (5)
  26. 21 d Burn with hot water (5)

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