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  1. 1 a Smoking debris? (4)
  2. 3 a Evening tipple (8)
  3. 9 a Very busy (7)
  4. 10 a Japanese martial arts expert (5)
  5. 11 a Bit of a drama? (5)
  6. 12 a Division caused by doctrinal differences (6)
  7. 14 a Messy situation – bad for gaskets (anag) (4,9)
  8. 17 a Camp under it (6)
  9. 19 a Difficulties (informally) (5)
  10. 22 a The Kiss sculptor (5)
  11. 23 a Illegal copy (7)
  12. 24 a Soap, bubble bath etc (8)
  13. 25 a Cheese-making by-product (4)
  14. 1 d Something to sit on? (8)
  15. 2 d Recurring theme (5)
  16. 4 d Inedible snaps (anag) – must-have (13)
  17. 5 d Gut feeling (5)
  18. 6 d Card game similar to rummy (7)
  19. 7 d Soil-like material made from decaying plants (4)
  20. 8 d Truly, madly or deeply – grammatically (6)
  21. 13 d Very much (8)
  22. 15 d Derange (anag) – political big beast (7)
  23. 16 d Buster, Diane or Michael (6)
  24. 18 d Open to bribery (5)
  25. 20 d Steep-sided valley in the US (5)
  26. 21 d French grey (4)

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