THEBIG CROSSWORD

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1 Ancient Middle Eastern land ➒ 7 Young seal ➌ 8 Examine in detail ➐ 9 Oscar - - - - -, playwright ➎ 12 Budge, move ➎ 17 West Country city ➐ 18 Look out! ➏ 19 Shorthand inventor ➏ 21 Actress, - - - - - - - Mccutcheon. See pic ➐ 22 Birdcage roost ➎ 24 Asian country ➎ 26 Sports ground ➐ 28 Possess ➌ 29 Previous occurrence ➒

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1 Fleshy tropical fruit ➎ 2 Circuit of a racetrack ➌ 3 Out of the sun area ➎ 4 Rhys - - - - -, actor ➎ 5 East Anglian cathedral city ➌ 6 Dextrous ➍ 10 Propose, have in mind ➏ 11 Predicament ➐ 13 Hack, lop ➌ 14 Earlier ➏ 15 Do a favour for ➏ 16 Spain and Portugal ➏ 20 Raincoat ➌ 22 Time gone by ➍ 23 Ethiopian emperor, - - - - Selassie ➎ 24 TV chef, - - - - - Oliver. See pic ➎ 25 Group of nine singers ➎ 27 Unit of electric current ➌ 28 Civil award ➊➊➊