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  1. 1 a Top (7)
  2. 8 a Egg-shaped instrument (7)
  3. 9 a Surmount or defeat (7)
  4. 10 a Background (7)
  5. 11 a Lifting device (5)
  6. 13 a Joke (9)
  7. 15 a Frippery (9)
  8. 18 a Razor sharpener … (5)
  9. 21 a … 18 Across (7)
  10. 22 a Sink unblocker (7)
  11. 23 a Align (7)
  12. 24 a Ruby or Shrove time of the week? (7)
  13. 1 d Parrot (5)
  14. 2 d Noble gas, symbol Xe (5)
  15. 3 d Delicious (5-8)
  16. 4 d Tangle (6)
  17. 5 d Dip for ribs? (8,5)
  18. 6 d The pictures (6)
  19. 7 d Hungarian composer (6)
  20. 12 d Midwestern US state (4)
  21. 14 d Hi and bye (4)
  22. 15 d Caped crusader (6)
  23. 16 d Landed types? (6)
  24. 17 d Type of mollusc (6)
  25. 19 d Stiff (5)
  26. 20 d Cold (5)

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