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  1. 1 a Worldwide (6)
  2. 4 a Sanctuary (6)
  3. 8 a Handle (an awkward question) (5)
  4. 9 a Chewy (meat) (7)
  5. 10 a Chewy (pasta) (2,5)
  6. 11 a Secretly tie the knot (5)
  7. 12 a Brief ___, 1945 film directed by David Lean (9)
  8. 17 a Heavenly creature? (5)
  9. 19 a From the distant past (7)
  10. 21 a Further (a cause) (7)
  11. 22 a Live (5)
  12. 23 a Most bashful (6)
  13. 24 a Thwart (6)
  14. 1 d Loud laugh (6)
  15. 2 d Behind (7)
  16. 3 d Accessory (3-2)
  17. 5 d An excessive amount (of something) (7)
  18. 6 d (Slang) unfamiliar vocabulary (5)
  19. 7 d Chaos (6)
  20. 9 d Guess or gamble (9)
  21. 13 d Cold-hearted (7)
  22. 14 d Rare metal, Re, used in the process for making lead-free petrol (7)
  23. 15 d University setting (6)
  24. 16 d Liberty or The Little Mermaid? (6)
  25. 18 d Comical – Disney character (5)
  26. 20 d Narrow opening (5)

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