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  1. 1 a Dark or dismal (6)
  2. 4 a Foot the bill (4,2)
  3. 8 a World record? (5)
  4. 9 a Bag for books and pencils (7)
  5. 10 a Atlantic island – wine or cake (7)
  6. 11 a They may develop on a ‘dadbod’ (5)
  7. 12 a Bound together, as of communities (5-4)
  8. 17 a Old hat (5)
  9. 19 a Style of Glasgow’s Luma Tower (3,4)
  10. 21 a Veranda or line of houses (7)
  11. 22 a Online offender (5)
  12. 23 a Ball bowled so as to pitch just under or beyond the bat (6)
  13. 24 a Turn off and on again (6)
  14. 1 d Oleaginous – obsequious (6)
  15. 2 d Tuneful (7)
  16. 3 d Wise fellow – or prime minister until 2024 (5)
  17. 5 d Backless chair – member of dynasty (7)
  18. 6 d Early web portal – yobbo – cry of joy (5)
  19. 7 d Like John Paul II (6)
  20. 9 d ‘Elton John’, for example (5,4)
  21. 13 d Gove era (anag) – excess (7)
  22. 14 d Wavering musical effect (7)
  23. 15 d ‘Who cares’ stance (6)
  24. 16 d Chalice (6)
  25. 18 d More certain (5)
  26. 20 d Church donation (5)

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