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  1. 1 a Highly regarded (4-7-2)
  2. 8 a West Side Story duet (7)
  3. 9 a Puff adder, for instance (5)
  4. 10 a Kitten or Cuban? (4)
  5. 11 a Soldiers’ home (8)
  6. 13 a Actor’s way of doing something? (6)
  7. 14 a City in northern Italy, birthplace of Enzo Ferrari (6)
  8. 17 a Stealing (8)
  9. 19 a Russian, Dutch or rag? (4)
  10. 21 a Out of condition (5)
  11. 22 a One of Switzerland’s official languages (7)
  12. 24 a Candle and conker tree (5,8)
  13. 1 d Rainy (3)
  14. 2 d Not strict (7)
  15. 3 d (Informal) clothing (4)
  16. 4 d Money (or time) spent (6)
  17. 5 d Boss (8)
  18. 6 d Point of a conversation? (5)
  19. 7 d Head off (9)
  20. 10 d Uncomfortable fact to be told about oneself (4,5)
  21. 12 d Small warship – and a US sports car (8)
  22. 15 d Love or hate, for instance (7)
  23. 16 d Spectre (6)
  24. 18 d Surmise (5)
  25. 20 d Betters (4)
  26. 23 d Mesh (3)

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