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  1. 1 a Make them before leaving (7)
  2. 8 a Use it to secure locks? (7)
  3. 9 a When to rest (7)
  4. 10 a Crested ground-nesting bird (7)
  5. 11 a Sea snail (5)
  6. 13 a Boringly similar (9)
  7. 15 a Section of text (9)
  8. 18 a What birds do at 9 (5)
  9. 21 a Express derision (5)
  10. 22 a Experienced individual (3,4)
  11. 23 a Mrs Hinch, for example (7)
  12. 24 a Parker or Wordsworth? (7)
  13. 1 d Grease, room or patch? (5)
  14. 2 d Get something for nothing (5)
  15. 3 d Obstacle to negotiations (8,5)
  16. 4 d Postpone (plans) (6)
  17. 5 d Motorcycle messenger (8,5)
  18. 6 d Rise (6)
  19. 7 d Gawain or Galahad? (6)
  20. 12 d Skirt or hoop? (4)
  21. 14 d ___ Murdoch, novelist died 1999 (4)
  22. 15 d Create an opening (6)
  23. 16 d Fried (or grilled) slice (6)
  24. 17 d Provide (6)
  25. 19 d Bridget Riley’s work, for instance (2,3)
  26. 20 d Any time before midnight (5)

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