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  1. 1 a It’s imperative (7)
  2. 8 a EU Green (anag.) – go back (on a promise) (7)
  3. 9 a Old and collectable (7)
  4. 10 a Intransigent (3-4)
  5. 11 a It’s spoken in Iran (5)
  6. 13 a Returned to office (9)
  7. 15 a Lacking winter greenery (9)
  8. 18 a Collect (5)
  9. 21 a Tolkien wizard (7)
  10. 22 a Acronym letter (7)
  11. 23 a Brackets together (7)
  12. 24 a (Go) crazy (7)
  13. 1 d Wheat husk, for instance (5)
  14. 2 d Driving force? (5)
  15. 3 d It grows on one (8,5)
  16. 4 d Remove material from the river bed (6)
  17. 5 d Insanely curse (anag) – in a way that’s not warranted (13)
  18. 6 d Stunned, and not in a good way (6)
  19. 7 d Fixed – like healed bones (6)
  20. 12 d Poker player’s preliminary bet (4)
  21. 14 d See if they’re open (4)
  22. 15 d Grimly persistent (6)
  23. 16 d Agree (6)
  24. 17 d Clumsy (6)
  25. 19 d It may put one in the clear (5)
  26. 20 d Crack (a clue) (5)

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