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  1. 1 a Get to grips (with) (7)
  2. 8 a Declare invalid (7)
  3. 9 a ___ and Old Lace, 1944 comedy directed by Frank Capra (7)
  4. 10 a Requested but not yet supplied (2,5)
  5. 11 a Room at the top? (5)
  6. 13 a Suffering from insomnia (9)
  7. 15 a Show the limits (of something) (9)
  8. 18 a Words of casual conversation (5)
  9. 21 a Unlawful (7)
  10. 22 a Learned (7)
  11. 23 a (Old-fashioned) British police officers (7)
  12. 24 a Guy Fawkes’ crime (7)
  13. 1 d Tropical fruit used in jams and jellies (5)
  14. 2 d Something valuable (5)
  15. 3 d Picnicker Stan – terrified (anag) (5-8)
  16. 4 d Scramble using a cipher (6)
  17. 5 d It’s measured with an arm cuff (5,8)
  18. 6 d Tricky question (6)
  19. 7 d Eastern Mediterranean island (6)
  20. 12 d Weighty book (4)
  21. 14 d Discarded bit of banana (4)
  22. 15 d Insipid, sentimental (6)
  23. 16 d Play croquet with one (6)
  24. 17 d Confirm (6)
  25. 19 d Spanish farewell (5)
  26. 20 d Pick up (information) (5)

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