Across
| 1 | DET + ERMINED (TED rev) |
| 7 | FOCI (1st letters) |
| 9 | SeT + OLEN (LEON anag) |
| 10 | GIN R + mUMMY (RING anag) |
| 11 | ANGER (RANGE anag) |
| 12 | EM(B)EDDE + D (DEEMED anag) |
| 13 | CAT + anALYST |
| 14 | NOCK ("KNOCK" hom) |
| 16 | P(L)AN |
| 17 | C + ENTERED |
| 20 | BATH SOAP (HOP AS BAT anag) |
| 22 | GROwUP |
| 24 | PO + SIT(I)ON (IS NOT anag) |
| 25 | ALER(T)S |
| 26 | P + SST |
| 27 | COLLECTION (COOL CLIENT anag) |
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Down
| 2 | EX + TRA (ART rev) |
| 3 | ENLIGHTEN (IN THEN LEG anag) |
| 4 | MAN + DRILL |
| 5 | NUG + G + ETS (GUN rev; SET anag) |
| 6 | DA + NUB + E (BUN + AD rev) |
| 7 | FO(U)ND |
| 8 | COMMEN[C/t]ED |
| 13 | COL(LA + T)ORS |
| 14 | N(ARROW)EST |
| 15 | STAG + NATE |
| 18 | thEM + PAN + EL |
| 19 | ZO + DIA + C (rev) |
| 21 | HO(I)ST |
| 23 | PAT + I + O |
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