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  1. 1 a Harsh (7)
  2. 8 a England footballer – leader of cubs? (7)
  3. 9 a Composer nicknamed “the red priest” (7)
  4. 10 a Incompetent governance (7)
  5. 11 a Cowboy rope (5)
  6. 13 a Fiscal incentives (3,6)
  7. 15 a Asian high priest (5,4)
  8. 18 a Makes a jumper or socks? (5)
  9. 21 a Sour condiment (7)
  10. 22 a Any ales (anag.) (7)
  11. 23 a Roll or knot of hair (7)
  12. 24 a Gossip (7)
  13. 1 d Heavy metal block (5)
  14. 2 d “The King” (5)
  15. 3 d Electoral fraud (6-7)
  16. 4 d Peak (6)
  17. 5 d It’s badly done (4,9)
  18. 6 d White whale (6)
  19. 7 d Evaluate (6)
  20. 12 d E.g. Puccini’s Che gelida manina (4)
  21. 14 d Highland dress (4)
  22. 15 d Gadget (6)
  23. 16 d Pulse (6)
  24. 17 d Out-and-out (6)
  25. 19 d Pastoral poem (5)
  26. 20 d Calumny (5)

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