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1 The cry of a bingo winner – or Hugh Laurie’s TV doctor (5) 4 A small piece of orange or grapefruit gets men annoyed (7) 8 An ancient arch the CIA brought back (7) 9 Endless bangers annoy and get on people’s nerves (5) 10 This very wicked character lived the wrong way (5)

11 Alter what the shop assistant gives you after a cash sale (6) 14 Bump into things in a flat-bottomed canal boat (5)

16 A burst of military gunfire – and Olav’s badly injured (5)

18 In a trance about the loyalty card at Esso and Sainsbury’s (6) 21 The lad returned after yours truly got a military decoration (5) 24 Getting older and managing without a guy (5)

25 A wild Pict is standing next to her with a large jug (7) 26 Find the highest when everyone enters a test (7)

27 Restored to good health by using a crude concoction (5) 1 Get an earful – it’s a hare leaping about in a frenzy (4)

2 A nuclear problem? It’s confused and not easy to understand (7) 3 Save up? I’ve become deceitful and devious (7)

4 Hit with a piece of footwear (4)

5 Sales diagram gets Ruth annoyed, possibly heartbroken initially (5) 6 Nigel is travelling to a town in Moray (5) 7 Started the TV set and got excited by someone (6,2)

12 A cast-iron cooker for the old Ottoman commander (3)

13 More than enough with a bun and brewed tea at first (8) 15 Acquired the go-carts – getting rid of the cars (3)

16 Septic? A medic finally popped in – a doubting Thomas (7) 17 Restitched the real clothing material for a biker (7)

19 The feverish cold is a factor in much illness (5)

20 A group of unpopular guests quarrel and fight like cats and dogs (5) 22 Comes up with tips for a meat-roasting device (4)

23 Angelina’s former husband can be sort of drab (4)