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Cleo ___, late jazz singer noted for her partnership with John Dankworth (5) Crossword Clue View →
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7A.
Royal ___, golf course in Northern Ireland that hosted The Open in 2025 (8) Crossword Clue View →
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10A.
One carrying out a financial check of a company (7) Crossword Clue View →
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11A.
News ___, a request by a source not to publish until a certain date (7) Crossword Clue View →
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12A.
A slang term for 'rather drunk' (4,3) Crossword Clue View →
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13A.
Legendary German siren who lured sailors to their death (7) Crossword Clue View →
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14A.
Test cricket ground containing the James Anderson End (3,8) Crossword Clue View →
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19A.
Stamford ___, British administrator who established the port city of Singapore (7) Crossword Clue View →
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21A.
Term for the period in the U.S. between the end of World War I and the start of the Depression (4,3) Crossword Clue View →
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23A.
Claire ___, actress who plays Cassie Plummer in Coronation Street (7) Crossword Clue View →
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25A.
The practice of dressing up as a character from a film, book or video game (7) Crossword Clue View →
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26A.
Like a shop in which goods are exempt from national taxes (4,4) Crossword Clue View →
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27A.
To be superior to another or others (5) Crossword Clue View →
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1D.
A very hot and spicy curry (8) Crossword Clue View →
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2D.
Full of frenzied or incessant activity (6) Crossword Clue View →
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3D.
Useful items in cars in case of punctures (5,5) Crossword Clue View →
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4D.
___ Grit, Western film remade in 2010 starring Jeff Bridges (4) Crossword Clue View →
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5D.
Relating to the stars (6) Crossword Clue View →
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6D.
To feel intense dislike for (6) Crossword Clue View →
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8D.
Forename of former footballers ___ Carlos of Brazil and ___ Baggio of Italy (7) Crossword Clue View →
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9D.
The science and art of reasoning correctly (5) Crossword Clue View →
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13D.
A sleeveless inflatable garment for keeping a person afloat in water (4,6) Crossword Clue View →
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15D.
Rob ___, actor who played Rob Norris in sitcom Catastrophe (7) Crossword Clue View →
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16D.
A situation between opposing parties in which no progress can be made (8) Crossword Clue View →
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17D.
___ snake, a semi-aquatic, non-venomous reptile (5) Crossword Clue View →
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18D.
Gertrude ___, horticulturist who designed hundreds of gardens in the UK (6) Crossword Clue View →
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20D.
A young human being or animal before birth (6) Crossword Clue View →
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22D.
A fine grater used to scrape the peel from citrus fruits (6) Crossword Clue View →
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24D.
English city that contains the National Railway Museum (4) Crossword Clue View →
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