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  1. 1 a Bend in the middle (9)
  2. 8 a Turkish starter (4)
  3. 9 a One tells tales (9)
  4. 10 a German brew (4)
  5. 13 a Fake – bank (5)
  6. 15 a Let’s hear more! (6)
  7. 16 a Bee, machine or pattern (6)
  8. 17 a Grouse or beef? (6)
  9. 19 a Not damaged (6)
  10. 20 a 1956 film starring James Dean and Rock Hudson (5)
  11. 21 a Ceremonial act (4)
  12. 24 a Most dilapidated (9)
  13. 25 a Charter (4)
  14. 26 a Manolo Blahnik, for instance (9)
  15. 2 d Not home (4)
  16. 3 d Ball – control (4)
  17. 4 d Grasp it to confront a problem (6)
  18. 5 d Bungles (6)
  19. 6 d Appetising (9)
  20. 7 d Divide – Easter egg (anag) (9)
  21. 11 d Ready to sail (9)
  22. 12 d Sacred text (9)
  23. 13 d Billy or Melvyn? (5)
  24. 14 d Deceptive manoeuvre (5)
  25. 18 d 12.5 percent (6)
  26. 19 d Powerless (6)
  27. 22 d Deer native to East Asia (4)
  28. 23 d Fair or Belle? (4)

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