17d.spot ship improves one's appearance(8)?Y?L????
21d.reserve better scones and include first year(7)C?Y?E?S
22d.drunk and note big draw(6)?L???O
24d.animal disease caught in a manger(5)M????
26a.it is served by nature as a pair and eaten by us apes(6,3)????E????
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