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  1. 1 a Strong-tasting Japanese plant (6)
  2. 4 a Go up (6)
  3. 9 a Smooth, lustrous fabric (7)
  4. 10 a Useful quality (5)
  5. 11 a Stockpile (3,2)
  6. 12 a Entreat (7)
  7. 13 a An attempted deception by telling the truth (6,5)
  8. 18 a Filled pasta parcels (7)
  9. 20 a Power (5)
  10. 22 a Well dressed (5)
  11. 23 a Was gluttonous (7)
  12. 24 a American wildcat (6)
  13. 25 a Record player needle (6)
  14. 1 d ___ and daub (6)
  15. 2 d A sentimental or weak person (5)
  16. 3 d Hostelry which makes its own beer (7)
  17. 5 d Skin on the head (5)
  18. 6 d Reduce the intensity (4,3)
  19. 7 d Act uncertainly (6)
  20. 8 d Attractive film star (7,4)
  21. 14 d Prevent (7)
  22. 15 d Luminous (7)
  23. 16 d Fast (of a musical tempo) (6)
  24. 17 d Hellenic capital (6)
  25. 19 d Trump (5)
  26. 21 d Cup used at the Last Supper (5)

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