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  1. 1 a Starry Little Bear ? (4,5)
  2. 8 a Greek cheese (4)
  3. 9 a Pouched mammal, e.g. kangaroo (9)
  4. 10 a Gripping tool – immoral habit (4)
  5. 13 a Less than zero (5)
  6. 15 a Owl or nose (6)
  7. 16 a In a strangely frightening way (6)
  8. 17 a Person or item supposed to bring good luck (6)
  9. 19 a Road often bordered by trees (6)
  10. 20 a Mother-of-pearl – crane (anag) (5)
  11. 21 a Haze intensified by pollutants (4)
  12. 24 a Meanie doc (anag) – mixture of finely chopped veg (9)
  13. 25 a Cereal grain – Anneka or Tim (4)
  14. 26 a Newspaper article (9)
  15. 2 d Behind (4)
  16. 3 d Domed or vaulted recess in church (4)
  17. 4 d Damage or weaken (6)
  18. 5 d Impervious to light (6)
  19. 6 d Lacking (9)
  20. 7 d Precautionary measure in the event of a fall (6,3)
  21. 11 d Science – attraction between people (9)
  22. 12 d Playground game involving numbered squares (9)
  23. 13 d Galia, water or cantaloupe (5)
  24. 14 d Deliver the first ball of a point (tennis) (5)
  25. 18 d Sleeveless tunic – outer dress of a medieval peasant (6)
  26. 19 d Take into custody (6)
  27. 22 d Grapes, puss or dough (4)
  28. 23 d ___ Sewell, Black Beauty author (4)

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