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  1. 1 a Popedom (6)
  2. 4 a Sharp blow – large quantity (5)
  3. 7 a Passage (6)
  4. 8 a Desert (6)
  5. 9 a Mixer (4)
  6. 10 a Of the Boat Race contenders? (8)
  7. 12 a The Starry Night, for example (3,8)
  8. 17 a Strong current beneath the surface (8)
  9. 19 a Foul odour – syncopated music (4)
  10. 20 a Mineral used in plaster of Paris (6)
  11. 21 a Plane without an engine (6)
  12. 22 a Expression of non-committal response (2-3)
  13. 23 a Troublesome (as reef or sheepshank?) (6)
  14. 1 d Wind instrument (7)
  15. 2 d Overcome (7)
  16. 3 d Soviet space traveller (9)
  17. 4 d Adam's ale (5)
  18. 5 d Pantomime character with a cave? (7)
  19. 6 d Renal organ (6)
  20. 11 d Movement attracting support (9)
  21. 13 d Thorough (2-5)
  22. 14 d Thrust upon (7)
  23. 15 d Science of artillery (7)
  24. 16 d Martial art (4,2)
  25. 18 d Thick grass alongside fairway (5)

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