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  1. 1 a Don’t hurry (6)
  2. 4 a Shake (down one’s spine?) (6)
  3. 8 a Unsteady on one’s feet (5)
  4. 9 a Small and dirty (7)
  5. 10 a Extended period – marathon? (4,3)
  6. 11 a First passage (5)
  7. 12 a Stubborn type (9)
  8. 17 a Leg bone (5)
  9. 19 a From St Petersburg, say (7)
  10. 21 a Working agricultural community (7)
  11. 22 a Game – metal stick (5)
  12. 23 a Aid (6)
  13. 24 a Dapper (6)
  14. 1 d Cheat (6)
  15. 2 d Wrinkled by shrinkage (7)
  16. 3 d Early (anag.) (5)
  17. 5 d Escape artist (7)
  18. 6 d Man’s personal male assistant (5)
  19. 7 d Scorching (3-3)
  20. 9 d City in California (5,4)
  21. 13 d Bit of gravy, say (7)
  22. 14 d Kitchen (anag.) (7)
  23. 15 d Fire loader (6)
  24. 16 d Pep (6)
  25. 18 d City of confusing languages (5)
  26. 20 d Cuttlefish (5)

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