1d. Piece of needlework using a hawser instead of wool((5-6)c???e-??i???
26a. A holiday article on hard water will get the party going (5,3,3)
9a..... on the reading, it could make a South American country give voice(8)???u?i??
12d. Little Diana's writers? Competent, but inessential (11)d??????????
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