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Across
  1. 2. Whack
  2. 5. Sounds like Dave’s custom
  3. 6. Water
  4. 8. Blemish
  5. 11. For good oil go live in Italy
  6. 12. Gossip was spread by word of mouth
  7. 16. You need one of these to buy anything (8,5)
  8. 20. Is the loneliest number
  9. 21. Steele with Dad n Dave
  10. 23. As plant killers pray, see devotees shrivel
  11. 25. Attractive
  12. 26. Chook scratchings on police armour
  13. 28. Bo Derek
  14. 30. Some cutlery
  15. 31. Excavate
  16. 34. ground
  17. 35. Feral Mondays are nuts
  18. 36. My sanctums under the mixed dried fruit
  19. 39. Where all the important work is done
  20. 40. Digging that Jethro Tull
  21. 41. Block name (1.1.1.1)
  22. 43. Filth
  23. 44. The boss goes back to the dirty work
  24. 45. You
  25. 48. Turtle doves
  26. 49. Protection for vines
Down
  1. 1. Brown tips Tom over rack
  2. 2. Tree has some good quality fruit near Koorlong
  3. 3. Building 2
  4. 4. Deere me driven round by John
  5. 7. Water a fair rig at emergency
  6. 9. A famous group
  7. 10. Liv is a number
  8. 13. Put into action
  9. 14. Of wood and bread
  10. 15. What you must do (3,4,4)
  11. 17. The highest fashion in agriculture
  12. 18. Jack, who interviews Nixon
  13. 19. The building sounds like is at the top of the property (4,4)
  14. 22. Fencing implement
  15. 24. Your favourite receptionist
  16. 27. Train a particular type of stone fruit
  17. 29. Not Solo
  18. 32. Dennis on steroids
  19. 33. Put on account
  20. 37. Bounty from windfall
  21. 38. Beer needs to be this
  22. 42. Transport back a vehicle that assists (1.1.1)
  23. 46. Paper ...... at Fahrenheit 451
  24. 47. A pair
  25. 48. Fruit …