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Actor married to actress Uma Thurman from 1998 to 2005 (5,5)

Shape formed by the intersection of a circular cone and an oblique plane that doesn’t meet its base (7)

Latin phrase literally translating as ‘out of nothing’ (2,6)

Genus of tropical grasses of the family Poaceae to which rice belongs (5)

King of England from 959 to 975, known as ‘the Peaceful’ (5)

Toxic silvery-white metallic element of the transition series chiefly used in steel alloys, atomic no. 23 (8)

Red or white Spanish wine with a distinctive vanilla flavour, chiefly made from Tempranillo grapes (5)

Third most populous city of Argentina, in the province of Santa Fe (7)

Submarine commanded by Captain Nemo in Jules Verne’s Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea (8)

Principal monetary unit of Sweden and Iceland (5)

‘The last red ___ is whirled away’ (Alfred, Lord Tennyson In Memoriam A. H. H. (4)

River of NE England rising in Cumbria and flowing generally south-east to the North Sea at Middlesbrough (4)

Tropical African tree, Chlorophora excelsa, whose wood is often used as a substitute for teak; also called mvule (5)

‘____ is the last refuge of the

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incompetent’ Isaac Asimov, Foundation (8)

Servant of Posthumus in Shakespeare’s Cymbeline (7)

John ___, first general manager and first director general of the BBC (5)

Musician and singer whose albums include Bat Out Of Hell and Braver Than We Are (4,4)

Sun-dried brick made from earth, often with organic material such as straw (5)

Hard grey form of quartz that produces sparks when struck with steel, occurring chiefly as nodules in chalk (5)

Norman ___ illustrator known for his sentimental portraits of everyday life (8)

Reoccurrence in a plant or animal of ancestral, but not parental, characteristics (7)

Substance secreted by worker bees to feed larvae, especially those that will become queens (5,5)

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Quantity of light reaching a photographic film or sensor, as determined by shutter speed and lens aperture (8) ‘Grand Canyon State’ of the south-western US, on the border with Mexico (7) Musical terminology meaning; to be performed in a brisk lively manner (7) Drama series starring Frank Grillo and Kiele Sanchez (7)

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Hard-wearing fabric woven from spun flax fibres, used for bedclothes, tablecloths etc. (5)

English poet whose collections include The Whitsun Weddings and High Windows (6,6)

Dessert consisting of a mixture of strawberries, whipped cream and crushed meringue (4,4)

Miguel de ___, Spanish writer known for the satirical novel Don Quixote (9)

Spanish golfer who won the 2017 US Masters Tournament (6,6)

Red crystalline compound used in the manufacture of dyes, obtained by oxidising indigo (6)

Art gallery and museum building in Florence begun by Giorgio Vasari in the 16th century; literally, ‘offices’ (6)

Actor who played the title role in the detective series Columbo (5,4)

Prayer to the Virgin Mary used in Catholic worship; Latin, ‘hail, Mary’ (3,5)

1995 animated film featuring the voices of Tom Hanks and Tim Allen (3,5)

Hot and often dusty wind blowing from North Africa across the Mediterranean to southern Europe (7)

Greek mythology Wife of Theseus, who fell in love with her stepson Hippolytus (7)

Edible marine gastropod mollusc of the genus Haliotis also called ear shell and ormer (7)

Jesse ___, US athlete who won four gold medals at the 1936 Berlin Olympics (5)

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