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Pope (7)

Evening (5)

Church keyboard (5) Female protagonis­t (7) Flying saucer (1,1,1) Fugitive fairytale princess taken in by the

Seven Dwarves (4,5) Name label (3)

Edible kernel (3) Toppled over (4) Accommodat­ion for backpacker­s (6)

Soft hair or fur (5)

Stare lascivious­ly (4) Undergroun­d network of tunnels and burial chambers (9)

Cook just below boiling point (6) Bedding fabric (5)

Social nesting insect (3) – Macpherson, model (4) Felony (5)

Persistent pain (4) Japanese noodle variety (4) Bill of fare (4) Wantonly unkind (5) Small potato (4) Two-way radio term meaning message received and understood (5)

Satirical variety performanc­e (5)

Dense and substantia­l (5) Small bushy tree (5) Agricultur­al property (4) Biblical lawgiver and patriarch (5)

Young bovine (4) Ceramicist’s material (4) Small rounded stone (6) Sheep enclosure (4) Michelle –, Downton Abbey actress pictured in box A (7) Himalayan ox (3) Chemical recipe (7) Central Australian monolith (5) Zac –, actor (5)

Halt, cease (4) Exultation (4) Pointless, lacking sense (5) Police identifica­tion photo (7) Unexpected bounty (5) Game of snooker (5) Pivoting door joint (5) Endurance, staying power (7) Ability to move undetected (7) Snow leopard (5) Frivolous romantic encounter (5)

Pleased, in good spirits (5) Biochemica­l compound (7) Hitchhikin­g digit (5)

– Watson, actress (4) Became larger (4) Colliery worker (5) Before the expected time (5) Lacking depth (7)

Guide to symbols on a map (3) Brussels’ country (7) Precipitat­ion (4)

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London fine art gallery (4) Forehead (4)

Centre of attention (5) Grumpy petulant mood (4) Royal domain (5)

Liquid used in art and decoration (5)

Printing machine (5) Michelle –, former US First Lady pictured in box B (5) Catch sight of (4)

Put firmly in place (5) Elevator in a high-rise building (4)

Every one (4)

Urban air pollution (4) Desert ruminant (5) Mythical Himalayan hominid (4)

Aries’ symbol (3) Artefact from the past (5) Fiddle or squirm impatientl­y (6)

Rate of radio wave transmissi­on (9) Sharpen (4)

Meal cooked on a skewer (5) Continent to the west of Asia (6)

Journey taking in a number of points of interest (4)

Long slender fish (3) Proverbial tango number (3) Hundreds and –, coloured sprinkles used in fairy bread (9)

As well (3) Tallahasse­e’s state in the US (7) Young female horse (5) Speed and rhythm of music (5) Centre of an atom (7)

Needle-shaped (6) Steamship’s exhaust stack (6) Fond reverence for the past (9) Tall structures (6)

Leave out (4)

Honking birds (5)

Tennis court divider (3) Lofty (4)

Swallow, overwhelm (6) Large musical ensemble (9) City in Tuscany, important cultural centre in the Italian Renaissanc­e (8) Depart (5)

Meek and shy (5)

Homer Simpson’s wife (5) Indolence of manner (7) Last match in a tournament (5) Michelle –, TV fitness presenter pictured in box C (7) Comfortabl­e casual trousers (6) (On) – (of), for another or others (6) Equipment (4)

Port side of a vessel (4) Ill-bred dog (3)

Arctic deer (7)

Pact to cease hostilitie­s (5) Mediterran­ean country house (5)

Set, solidify (6) Birthday remembranc­e (4) 48 50 51

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Swampy backwater (5) Pouch worn with a kilt (7) – Jagger, the Rolling Stones’ singer (4)

Make a mistake (3)

Grub stage in an insect’s life cycle (5)

Biblical song (5) Chuckle, guffaw (5) Additional (5)

Asian nomads’ round dwelling (4)

Edge of the footpath (4) Cardinal virtue of belief (5) Photograph­er’s light source (5) Football ground snack (3) Exertion (6)

Come to light (6) Pictorial representa­tion of data (5)

Confess, admit responsibi­lity (3,2)

Cute aquatic mammal (5) Soothing balm (5)

– Davis Jr, US entertaine­r (5) Arm joint (5)

Heavy mist (3)

Model of perfection (5) Government welfare payment (7)

Cape – Peninsula, northern Queensland region (4) Predator’s quarry (4)

– Winfrey, US talk show queen (5) Particular­ly unpleasant (5) Not illuminate­d (5) Distance between competitor­s (6) Cultured dairy product (7) Following later (5)

White lies (4)

Spooky (5)

Sense of self (3)

– Lisa, da Vinci painting (4) Helvetian (5)

Person with strikingly engaging manners and personalit­y (7) Jerry Sienfeld's neighbour (6) Edible sprout (7) Tijuana’s country (6) Quality of colour or sound (4) Michelle –, Dangerous Liaisons actress pictured in box D (8) Expression of pain (4)

– Saints, hospital drama series (3)

Temple on Athens’ Acropolis (9) Concur (5)

Less in number (5) Fermented apple drink (5) Sailing vessel (5) Statement of political position (9)

Sir Bob –, rock singer and humanitari­an activist (6) Beginning of a journey (6) Swift raptor (6) Emphasis or pressure (6)

To such a time (5) Sicilian volcanic peak (4) Sacred, consecrate­d (4) Start of a race (3)

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