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1 Gets hopping mad when Pierre leaves the perfumeries (5) 4 Very large and heavy vases? I’m knackered (7) 8 They shed light on a computer’s operating system (7) 9 Brightened and became cheerful on seeing a new tulip (3,2) 10 Pepper grinders for acting stars Juliet or Hayley (5) 11 Hi, Dora! Prepared for a perm perhaps? (6) 14 It’s a teetotaller’s transport – no gawking! Just glance back when the monarch’s gone (5) 16 An afternoon tea treat where Scottish kings were crowned (5) 18 Sick pet Rex goes to a highly skilled specialist (6) 21 Steer clear of a gorge or chasm (5) 24 Beat 100 pence (5) 25 Forbid monarch going to a High Street finance business (7) 26 An unusual US tiara in a European country (7) 27 Smart and likely to talk back? Ultimately, yes – Angela is always cheeky (5) 1 This two-legged farm creature is horrid, by the sound of it (4) 2 Patching up the damaged Ming, Ned? (7) 3 Puffed up after a sprain perhaps? Ow! Nell’s staggering (7) 4 A pickle in the service personnel’s canteen (4) 5 Al’s in South Ayrshire briefly to get a spicy dip (5) 6 Some sprinters for a Milan football club (5) 7 Expel Orr somehow and find someone who travels to little-known places (8) 12 Monsters… a limited business in the States (3) 13 We see Pat replaced a fragrant climbing plant in the garden (5,3) 15 Need to pay after choosing a bunch of flowers (3) 16 Sings about AudioVisual briefly revealing a nest egg (7) 17 The ancestry or roots of eccentric Sir Gino (7) 19 Rains cats and dogs, so serves tea (5) 20 An additional legal clause for a horseman (5) 22 It gives holiday protection when cutting up meatballs (1,1,1,1) 23 Don leaves the ungodly – it’s far from fair! (4)