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Chris, “Illegally acquired” provides the last two letters. C is a three letter word in the middle …
I had the same reservation about 2d.
PaulH would know 18 but I just assumed it must be the case.

thanks jono. i still can't see how the three-letter word equates to C

Hi Chris’s ... in 26 it’s ‘illegally acquired’ ‘at source’ ... gives the two letters needed ...

Cymro, I think I know where you O comes from. You need a different interpretation of “tear”, more like run fast…

Thanks Chrise. Back to the drawing board.

My only slight issue is that part of 22 is an anagram but there's no anagrind. Otherwise, all pretty straightforward.

Quite straightforward but I too originally had an O at the end of 10 - and thought the definition was a place in Bolivia rather than than it being part of the wordplay. Chrise, the 3 letter word in 26 and C are both abbreviations/slang for the same thing.

Thanks Jono. I’ve got them both now. On totally the wrong track.

Took a long time to get going on this. Initially I thought it was harder than usual, but eventually it speeded up (getting 8d was very helpful!) and everything fell into place. Apart, that is, from 10a, which I had to put into crossword solver, and even then I didn't initially get it. The word was unknown to me, as was the 'somewhere in Bolivia'.

COD was 14d - made me smile. Also liked 20a. Thanks Everyman.

thanks drjax. not cocaine, then!