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  1. 1 a Say sorry (9)
  2. 8 a (In) stead (4)
  3. 9 a Repetitive drudgery (9)
  4. 10 a Challenge (4)
  5. 13 a Dry heave (5)
  6. 15 a Pock-marked (6)
  7. 16 a Something which turns a profit (6)
  8. 17 a Bicycle, not for one (6)
  9. 19 a Savage, unfeeling (6)
  10. 20 a Largest Nigerian city (5)
  11. 21 a 2.54 cm (4)
  12. 24 a Get bargee (anag) – piece of kitchen equipment (9)
  13. 25 a Incredible superhero? (4)
  14. 26 a Make (something) germ-free (9)
  15. 2 d Benefit of working? (4)
  16. 3 d Escape through a hole (4)
  17. 4 d Covered with a sticky substance (6)
  18. 5 d Weave together (6)
  19. 6 d Breathe in (anag) – to become dormant (9)
  20. 7 d Comma or gatekeeper, perhaps (9)
  21. 11 d Draw attention to (9)
  22. 12 d Absolutely – freezing (5-4)
  23. 13 d Take pleasure (in something) (5)
  24. 14 d Split them to quibble (5)
  25. 18 d Grub (6)
  26. 19 d Wellington or Lancaster? (6)
  27. 22 d Insolence (4)
  28. 23 d Not so much (4)

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