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Fragrant rootstock of various irises used in perfumery (5) Term coined by Norman Mailer to describe facts which have no existence before appearing in a magazine or newspaper (7)

Sheila —, actress married to actor Richard Attenborough from 1945-2014 (3)

1976 film comedy starring Jack Weston and Rita Moreno (3,4) Deep-bodied Eurasian freshwater fish (5)

Small resort town and ferry port in Salerno, Italy, on the Gulf of Sorrento (6)

22 Capital and chief port of Bermuda (8) Heinrich —, winner of the 1972 Nobel

Prize in Literature (4)

2008 novel by Hanif

Kureishi (9,2,4,3) 15 16 17 21 23

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Bob —, 1992-2015

Labour MP for Coventry North East; 2009-10 Secretary of State for Defence (9) 2 6 7 Heavily scented Mediterranean plant cultivated for its medicinal seeds (9) Henrik —, author of stage plays Hedda Gabler and The League of Youth (5) Jeremy —, actor who portrayed Walter Hagen in 2004 biopic Bobby Jones: Stroke of Genius (7)

2004 film drama starring Penelope Cruz and Susan Sarandon (4) Trading group established in Europe in 1960 whose members now include Iceland and Norway (4)

Australian stand-up comedian; host of Channel 4 show

The Last Leg (4,5) Martin —, 1995 World Championships marathon gold medallist (3)

Gary —, 1991 WBO Middleweight title challenger who played Cleitus in 2004 film drama Alexander (7) Five-act opera by Jules Massenet first produced in 1884 (5)

Starchy cereal used for puddings obtained from an Asian palm tree (4) 20 Small Asian citrus tree with greenish oval edible fruits (4) 14 15 18 19