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  1. 1 a Brownish spot (7)
  2. 8 a Wind from the Sahara (7)
  3. 9 a Canonical work (7)
  4. 10 a Jane Eyre, say (7)
  5. 11 a Puccini opera set in Rome (5)
  6. 13 a Source of up-to-date information (9)
  7. 15 a Obsession (9)
  8. 18 a One who’s paid their debt to society (2-3)
  9. 21 a Author of Pnin and Pale Fire (7)
  10. 22 a Hostility (7)
  11. 23 a Oyster, for example (7)
  12. 24 a Unending (7)
  13. 1 d Aspect (5)
  14. 2 d Assessments of knowledge (5)
  15. 3 d Reconcile (4,3,4,2)
  16. 4 d Steer clear of (6)
  17. 5 d Painter such as Rossetti (3-10)
  18. 6 d Be parsimonious (6)
  19. 7 d Show-off (6)
  20. 12 d Greek alcohol flavoured with aniseed (4)
  21. 14 d Nymph who fell foul of Hera (4)
  22. 15 d Musical notes worth two crotchets (6)
  23. 16 d Bite delicately (6)
  24. 17 d Noob (6)
  25. 19 d Off drugs (5)
  26. 20 d Kind of consonant sound such as ‘m’, ‘n’ or ‘ng’ (5)

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