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1-across – Reconsider or hesitate : THINKTWICE

7-across – European capital : HELSINKI

8-across – Fe : IRON

9-across – Garment paired with sporran etc : KILT

10-across – Jazz or folk music played on washboards etc. : SKIFFLE

12-across – Oily dressing : VINAIGRETTE

14-across – Fruit field : ORCHARD

16-across – Tee-to-green game : GOLF

19-across – Rally : DEMO

20-across – Extinct elephant-like beast : MASTODON

21-across – Lap of luxury : EASYSTREET

1-down – Dance provocatively : TWERK

2-down – Hormone produced in pancreas : INSULIN

3-down – Southern English county : KENT

4-down – Bearded and moustachioed? : WHISKERY

5-down – Rock face : CLIFF

6-down – Sheepdog : COLLIE

11-down – Card game : GINRUMMY

12-down – Whirling mass of fluid or air : VORTEX

13-down – In a pair of shades? : TWOTONE

15-down – Disturbance and noise : HOOHA

17-down – Ice crystals – American poet : FROST

18-down – Oi,listen! : PSST

1-across – Overly sweet : SYRUPY

4-across – Sea birds – dupes : GULLS

7-across – Spanish ferry port : BILBAO

8-across – Sea in Northern Europe : BALTIC

9-across – And others : ETAL

10-across – No problem : OFCOURSE

12-across – Gloss or emulsion parka? : COATOFPAINT

17-across – One who eats flesh of own species : CANNIBAL

19-across – Peer : EARL

20-across – Great Britain,or Brighton and Hove : ALBION

21-across – Personification – 2009 film : AVATAR

22-across – Out of practice – reddish-brown : RUSTY

23-across – Many do : DYNAMO

1-down – Relating to the hip – longest nerve : SCIATIC

2-down – German measles : RUBELLA

3-down – Spoil the pic with leap into the background : PHOTOBOMB

4-down – Excrement of e.g. 4ac used as fertiliser : GUANO

5-down – Not now : LATERON

6-down – Small filled bag or envelope : SACHET

11-down – Very fine blood vessel : CAPILLARY

13-down – Public vehicle – book containing reprints of others : OMNIBUS

14-down – Baa Nike : IKEBANA

15-down – Violent whirling windstorm : TORNADO

16-down – Choux pastry or Jenny : ECLAIR

18-down – Creamy-white – piano key : IVORY

1-across – Heat and sound insulator : DOUBLEGLAZING

8-across – Marriage ceremony : WEDDING

9-across – Musical term meaning ‘all together’ : TUTTI

10-across – Make tea or beer : BREW

11-across – Notorious island prison : ALCATRAZ

13-across – Biceps or triceps : MUSCLE

14-across – Film necessitating box of tissues : WEEPIE

17-across – Stumbling block : OBSTACLE

19-across – Aid to commit an offence : ABET

21-across – Crossing or finch : ZEBRA

22-across – Ascertain an extent or quantity : MEASURE

24-across – Expect a close shave with this? : ELECTRICRAZOR

1-down – Morning condensation : DEW

2-down – Disrobe : UNDRESS

3-down – Hideaway : LAIR

4-down – Light,silly laugh : GIGGLE

5-down – Pangolin,e.g. : ANTEATER

6-down – Bury : INTER

7-down – Most flashy and flamboyant : GLITZIEST

10-down – Blame bozo : BAMBOOZLE

12-down – Agreeable : PLEASANT

15-down – Local test of knowledge : PUBQUIZ

16-down – Former students : ALUMNI

18-down – Curved sword : SABRE

20-down – Raiser,restorer or dryer : HAIR

23-down – Lug : EAR

1-across – Italian city with much-visited tower : PISA

3-across – Citrus fruit or language : MANDARIN

9-across – First in new field of enterprise : PIONEER

10-across – Arched roof or ceiling – leap : VAULT

11-across – Bellini opera – ___ Jean : NORMA

12-across – Catch in e.g. snare : ENTRAP

14-across – Fear of spiders : ARACHNOPHOBIA

17-across – Art of growing dwarf trees : BONSAI

19-across – Gentle push : NUDGE

22-across – More frosty : ICIER

23-across – Flat pie : FLEAPIT

24-across – Chest rub : SCHUBERT

25-across – Artificially coloured : DYED

1-down – Conceited,excessively talkative person : POPINJAY

2-down – Scrub hard – search thoroughly : SCOUR

4-down – Politely accept opposing views : AGREETODIFFER

5-down – Small piece of turf removed by golf club : DIVOT

6-down – Stalks cooked like fruit,often with custard : RHUBARB

7-down – Bolts’ partners : NUTS

8-down – Unfasten and remove : DETACH

13-down – Naturally gifted; particularly skilled : TALENTED

15-down – Put an end to permanently : ABOLISH

16-down – Gretel’s brother in fairy tale : HANSEL

18-down – Bush : SHRUB

20-down – Groggy – one of seven? : DOPEY

21-down – Sound made by disapproving audience or snake : HISS

1-across – Catty sin : SANCTITY

5-across – Hermit or soft-shell : CRAB

9-across – : DITTO

10-across – Civilian soldiers : MILITIA

11-across – Unintelligible official jargon : GOBBLEDYGOOK

13-across – : UPKEEP

14-across – Place to watch films : CINEMA

17-across – Classic British takeaway : FISHANDCHIPS

20-across – Harsh unfair treatment : RAWDEAL

21-across – Currently operational : INUSE

22-across – Small mountain lake : TARN

23-across – Climbed : ASCENDED

1-down – Bread,water or baking : SODA

2-down – Form business contacts with people on social basis : NETWORK

3-down – One who disturbs the peace : TROUBLEMAKER

4-down – Theme P : TEMPEH

6-down – Proportion : RATIO

7-down – Witch’s companion – Bagheera,e.g.? : BLACKCAT

8-down – Take foolish risks – likely to have fingers burned? : PLAYWITHFIRE

12-down – Attempt to escape – or catch a bus? : RUNFORIT

15-down – Present in detail and make clear : EXPOUND

16-down – These are fully grown and mature : ADULTS

18-down – Underground waste channel : SEWER

19-down – Bank,drill or potato : SEED

1-across – Board game for two players : BACKGAMMON

7-across – Appallingly bad : ABYSMAL

8-across – Irish potato dish – winner : CHAMP

10-across – AKA ladies’ fingers,bhindi or gumbo : OKRA

11-across – : VEXATION

13-across – Public speaker : ORATOR

15-across – Small seal – ring : SIGNET

17-across – Tear heel : ETHEREAL

18-across – Tea infused with milk,sugar and spices : CHAI

21-across – Tree cultivated for oily fruit : OLIVE

22-across – Sea mist : MATISSE

23-across – Prehistoric monument on Salisbury Plain : STONEHENGE

1-down – One making a purchase : BUYER

2-down – Toothed hair tool : COMB

3-down – Cooking area on board a ship : GALLEY

4-down – Native American soft shoe or slipper : MOCCASIN

5-down – Outburst of applause : OVATION

6-down – AKA Tuscan kale : CAVOLONERO

9-down – With a fine-lined pattern : PINSTRIPED

12-down – Days in two weeks : FOURTEEN

14-down – Non-believer : ATHEIST

16-down – Sensation of moderate heat – affection : WARMTH

19-down – Rapidity : HASTE

20-down – Astound,knock out : STUN

1-across – Dull pain : ACHE

3-across – Write or draw in this,but don’t blot it! : COPYBOOK

8-across – Break,pull or taxi : RANK

9-across – Hepworth or Gormley,e.g. : SCULPTOR

11-across – Someone who talks incessantly : CHATTERBOX

14-across – Body art – military entertainment : TATTOO

15-across – In short supply : SCARCE

17-across – Punctuation mark : APOSTROPHE

20-across – Fully aware of what is involved : OPENEYED

21-across – Chanel or Gauff : COCO

22-across – Consider deeply,reflect : MEDITATE

23-across – <span>Body parts bidden </span><i>Farewell</i><span> by Hemingway</span> : ARMS

1-down – Extremely cruel act : ATROCITY

2-down – Pre-wedding social gathering,generally women only : HENPARTY

4-down – Academy Awards : OSCARS

5-down – Football referee’s warning sign : YELLOWCARD

6-down – Solemn promise : OATH

7-down – Pavement edging : KERB

10-down – Poster spit : STROPPIEST

12-down – Opening in floor or ceiling : TRAPDOOR

13-down – Bountiful : GENEROUS

16-down – Appearance presented : ASPECT

18-down – Move rapidly – video chat meeting : ZOOM

19-down – Alcoholic honey-based drink : MEAD

1-across – Exhibit greedy anticipation : SMACKONESLIPS

8-across – Organ,full or bus : STOP

9-across – Name date : EMANATED

10-across – Nickname for Hollywood : TINSELTOWN

12-across – Count and check takings at end of trading day : CASHUP

14-across – Out-of-date,unoriginal : OLDHAT

15-across – Fishy misleading clue? : REDHERRING

19-across – Bribe ire : BERIBERI

20-across – Disco number-one single of 1979 : YMCA

21-across – Fairground spiral slide : HELTERSKELTER

2-down – Fabulous,based on stories : MYTHICAL

3-down – Manages satisfactorily : COPES

4-down – Coincide in part with : OVERLAP

5-down – Greek muse of lyric poetry – orate : ERATO

6-down – Knowledgeable : LEARNED

7-down – Southend has the world’s longest one for pleasure : PIER

11-down – Crustacean that sticks to ships’ bottoms : BARNACLE

13-down – Player of stringed instrument : HARPIST

14-down – Tall four-sided tapering pillar : OBELISK

16-down – Literary term for bleak and miserable : DREAR

17-down – Icing,jelly or flush : ROYAL

18-down – Fundraising event with stalls and refreshments : FETE

1-across – Air cops : PROSAIC

8-across – Gorge,binge : OVEREAT

9-across – Imaginary mischievous creature : GREMLIN

10-across – Stealthy : FURTIVE

11-across – Jargon,words used very informally : SLANG

13-across – Three under par or birdie? : ALBATROSS

15-across – Sticky stuff for wrapping parcels : SELLOTAPE

18-across – Permanent fastener : RIVET

21-across – West Indian ballad : CALYPSO

22-across – Wind,salmon or helicopter : CHINOOK

23-across – Raise : ELEVATE

24-across – To shake : THEOAKS

1-down – Young male attendants : PAGES

2-down – Musical drama : OPERA

3-down – Gorilla ape rat : ALLIGATORPEAR

4-down – Informal private discussion : CONFAB

5-down – Hush-hush US federal agency : SECRETSERVICE

6-down – Sheep with fine,luxurious wool : MERINO

7-down – Aquatic piscivores of the weasel family : OTTERS

12-down – Citrus fruit : LIME

14-down – Lace,horn or maker : SHOE

15-down – Association football : SOCCER

16-down – Soothed : LULLED

17-down – Wading bird with curved bill : AVOCET

19-down – <span>Musical instrument – </span><i>Twelfth Night </i><span>character</span> : VIOLA

20-down – Film sequences recorded without interruption : TAKES

1-across – Starry Little Bear ? : URSAMINOR

8-across – Greek cheese : FETA

9-across – Pouched mammal,e.g. kangaroo : MARSUPIAL

10-across – Gripping tool – immoral habit : VICE

13-across – Less than zero : MINUS

15-across – Owl or nose : HOOTER

16-across – In a strangely frightening way : EERILY

17-across – Person or item supposed to bring good luck : MASCOT

19-across – Road often bordered by trees : AVENUE

20-across – Mother-of-pearl – crane : NACRE

21-across – Haze intensified by pollutants : SMOG

24-across – Meanie doc : MACEDOINE

25-across – Cereal grain – Anneka or Tim : RICE

26-across – Newspaper article : EDITORIAL

2-down – Behind : REAR

3-down – Domed or vaulted recess in church : APSE

4-down – Damage or weaken : IMPAIR

5-down – Impervious to light : OPAQUE

6-down – Lacking : DEFICIENT

7-down – Precautionary measure in the event of a fall : SAFETYNET

11-down – Science – attraction between people : CHEMISTRY

12-down – Playground game involving numbered squares : HOPSCOTCH

13-down – Galia,water or cantaloupe : MELON

14-down – Deliver the first ball of a point : SERVE

18-down – Sleeveless tunic – outer dress of a medieval peasant : TABARD

19-down – Take into custody : ARREST

22-down – Grapes,puss or dough : SOUR

23-down – <span>___ Sewell,</span><i>Black Beauty</i><span> author</span> : ANNA