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  1. 1 a Protective cover (6)
  2. 4 a Tracks down – few surviving remains (6)
  3. 9 a Dead end (7)
  4. 10 a Irrevocable (5)
  5. 11 a Woody Mediterranean herb (5)
  6. 12 a Plague (7)
  7. 13 a Put out – drug den list (anag) (11)
  8. 18 a Carrot or radish, for instance (7)
  9. 20 a Act indecisively (5)
  10. 22 a Haggard, wrinkled (5)
  11. 23 a They're not the only fruit – used to make marmalade (7)
  12. 24 a Morello or maraschino? (6)
  13. 25 a Cheap and in bad taste (6)
  14. 1 d Patterned cotton fabric, often with a floral design (6)
  15. 2 d ___ cup (youngster's receptacle) (5)
  16. 3 d Savings pot (4,3)
  17. 5 d Send (for treatment) (5)
  18. 6 d Call (a meeting) (7)
  19. 7 d Respectful greeting (6)
  20. 8 d Ruin – centrist duo (anag) (11)
  21. 14 d Have an effect (on someone or something) (7)
  22. 15 d Canalside walkway (7)
  23. 16 d Emphatic print style (6)
  24. 17 d Reliable (6)
  25. 19 d Diner's request (5)
  26. 21 d Indistinct (5)

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