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1 Flipping smart vehicles on wheels (5) 4 Savings for the future discovered up a tree? (4,3) 8 It’s more spacious in Rome and Rio, surprisingly (7) 9 Can you find the old language? The French can! (5) 10 Keep the home fires burning in a Staffordshire city (5) 11 Possibly censor the cackling old hags (6) 14 Partly criticises me, arrogantly – it’s a dirty political tactic (5) 16 Round to get a fuse? Yes, it’s worth keeping (2,3) 18 Double-check the fine print perhaps with a worried reader (6) 21 All the shop’s goods – super trinkets or curios. Keepsakes, primarily (5) 24 Jump in fright when you spot some of the weirdest artwork (5) 25 Dazzle or make an impact and I’m going to the Press (7) 26 An oration stirred the most-populous province in Canada (7) 27 A temper tantrum in the middle of the gastropub (5) 1 A rat turns up in Scarlett O’Hara’s plantation (4) 2 Converted Pole sat with a disciple (7) 3 A dirty rotten scoundrel who needs a deodorant? (7) 4 The usual standard Mr No abandoned (4) 5 Use the sun’s power and soar around the top of Lochnagar (5) 6 Find some seat indoors and get a carry-out (3,2) 7 A member of the Mafia maybe? Yes, Reg rises, filled with angst (8) 12 Not at work today – on holiday or feeling poorly? (3) 13 Strong coffee is available in the prince’s Press office (8) 15 Bring up a batch of the Icelandic beer (3) 16 The new cop’s out looking for the well-armed star of last week’s Blue Planet II (7) 17 It’s not certain and imprecise but it could be an ulcer (7) 19 Harshly criticise the traditional Sunday lunch (5) 20 A somewhat unsatisfactory member of the cast (5) 22 Unwrap the foil to get the flaky pastry for sweet Turkish treats (4) 23 Tell us if you’re coming – in French initially (1,1,1,1)