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  1. 1 a Light cover (9)
  2. 8 a Hammer-wielding god (4)
  3. 9 a Place together, for comparison (9)
  4. 10 a Pitch-black (4)
  5. 13 a City in the Veneto region of Italy (5)
  6. 15 a Malign (6)
  7. 16 a Op used (anag) (6)
  8. 17 a Crooked look (6)
  9. 19 a Prehistoric large flat stone supported by vertical stones (6)
  10. 20 a Ruined (5)
  11. 21 a Fellow – crack (as skin) (4)
  12. 24 a Game where some cards dealt face-down, others face-up (4,5)
  13. 25 a Recoil – thrill (4)
  14. 26 a Soviet educator (9)
  15. 2 d Lily (4)
  16. 3 d Green shot (4)
  17. 4 d Jazz fan – the cap (anag) (6)
  18. 5 d Fight (4-2)
  19. 6 d Whatsit (9)
  20. 7 d American bus – racing dog (9)
  21. 11 d Sponge soaked with sherry, say (5,4)
  22. 12 d Guarantee (9)
  23. 13 d Booze (5)
  24. 14 d Horse racing meeting (5)
  25. 18 d Skin mark (6)
  26. 19 d Exploding bullet (6)
  27. 22 d Chief (4)
  28. 23 d Cheese (4)

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