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  1. 1 a Hat or Canal (6)
  2. 4 a Quick and skilful (6)
  3. 9 a Flat sheet of frozen sea water (3,4)
  4. 10 a Wash oneself in water (5)
  5. 11 a Large S American aquatic rodent (5)
  6. 12 a Exhausting, competitive lifestyle (3,4)
  7. 13 a Seashore treasure seeker (11)
  8. 18 a Pensioners’ home perhaps? (7)
  9. 20 a Slender graceful woman (5)
  10. 22 a Accepted practice (5)
  11. 23 a Everlasting (7)
  12. 24 a Literary art (6)
  13. 25 a Educational institution (6)
  14. 1 d JK Rowling’s Half-Blood one? (6)
  15. 2 d In a state of poverty (5)
  16. 3 d Slug or snail, eg (7)
  17. 5 d First public performance (5)
  18. 6 d Unused film clip (7)
  19. 7 d Tent – sounding like two letters (6)
  20. 8 d Lost value (11)
  21. 14 d Raise (7)
  22. 15 d Outstanding expertise and control (7)
  23. 16 d Steal apples (6)
  24. 17 d Biological classification (6)
  25. 19 d Blaspheme (5)
  26. 21 d Prick (boil) – long weapon (5)

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