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  1. 1 a Pardon (6)
  2. 4 a Self-service meal (6)
  3. 9 a Ground spice (7)
  4. 10 a Collectable item (5)
  5. 11 a The symbol ^ (5)
  6. 12 a Facial hair? (7)
  7. 13 a A low level (6,5)
  8. 18 a Narrates (7)
  9. 20 a Lively (5)
  10. 22 a Yoghurt-based Indian side dish (5)
  11. 23 a Range of hearing (7)
  12. 24 a Paste made from sesame seeds (6)
  13. 25 a In a serviceable state (6)
  14. 1 d Suppose (6)
  15. 2 d Lark (5)
  16. 3 d Asian dog breed (4-3)
  17. 5 d Sam, Tom or Vanya? (5)
  18. 6 d Hodgepodge (7)
  19. 7 d Silverware (6)
  20. 8 d Seller of buttons etc. (11)
  21. 14 d Navigator – US state capital (7)
  22. 15 d Chap who made a miraculous comeback? (7)
  23. 16 d Timber decay (3-3)
  24. 17 d Shrub – ‘Moaning’ Hogwarts character (6)
  25. 19 d Aim – educate (5)
  26. 21 d Respectful address used in colonial India (5)

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