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  1. 1 a Strip off skin (4)
  2. 3 a Italian dessert (8)
  3. 9 a Neck cord carrying ID badge (7)
  4. 10 a Puccini opera (5)
  5. 11 a Stop, ___! (5)
  6. 12 a Whirlpool (6)
  7. 14 a Yellow stuff – pud drawer cost (anag) (7,6)
  8. 17 a Showy flower (6)
  9. 19 a From Prague perhaps? (5)
  10. 22 a Lukewarm (5)
  11. 23 a Take legal possession of (7)
  12. 24 a Land or buildings owned (8)
  13. 25 a Electrical cable (4)
  14. 1 d Study of government and the state (8)
  15. 2 d Feeling of weariness and boredom (5)
  16. 4 d One that does not follow the crowd (13)
  17. 5 d ___ Henry (Prunella Scales widow sitcom) (5)
  18. 6 d As an alternative (7)
  19. 7 d US state (4)
  20. 8 d Basket weaving material (6)
  21. 13 d According to established doctrines (8)
  22. 15 d Cleaner of locks (7)
  23. 16 d Take up residence in (6)
  24. 18 d Shelf-like projection (5)
  25. 20 d Identical in quantity (5)
  26. 21 d Naughty or goose? (4)

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