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Thin cutlet, typically of veal, fried in breadcrumbs; German, ‘slice’ (9)

Third-largest country of Africa, on the Red Sea south of Egypt (5)

Bridge or viaduct carrying water over a valley, ravine etc. (8)

Hurricane that battered the Gulf coast of the southern US in August 2005 (7)

2017 romantic comedy film starring Reese Witherspoon and Michael Sheen (4,5)

Japanese form of energy healing developed in 1922 by Mikao Usui (5)

1980 musical drama film set in the NYC High School of Performing Arts, directed by Alan Parker (4)

Sudden or rapid downward plunge, especially of an aircraft (8)

Main currency unit of the United Arab Emirates, can be subdivided into 100 fils (6)

Derived SI unit of electrical resistance, indicated by the Greek character omega (3)

Hardy annual grass plant related to wheat and barley; Secale cereale (3)

Ariel ___, Israeli general and Likud statesman; Prime Minister 2001–6 (6)

Second period of the Mesozoic era, occurring between approximately 201 and 145 million years ago (8) See Philippine dish of meat or fish cooked with vinegar, garlic, soy sauce

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and spices; Spanish, ‘marinade’ (5)

1973 song by British rock band Led Zeppelin, from the album Houses of the Holy (2,7)

Dish of fruit stewed in sugar or syrup, eaten hot or cold (7)

Synthetic rubber-like material resistant to oil, heat and weathering, developed by chemists in the 1930s (8)

Prefix used with units of measurement to indicate one hundred (5)

Resort town on the north-western tip of the Isle of Sheppey, at the junction of the Medway estuary and the Thames (9)

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Alternative name for sodium hydroxide, used in the manufacture of rayon, soap etc. (7,4)

Plant genus of the family Asteraceae that includes elecampane (5)

Sixth letter of the Greek alphabet, derived from the Phoenician letter zayin (4)

In musical terminology, to be performed ‘rather broadly’ (60–66 beats per minute) (9)

Goddess of war and healing in Egyptian mythology, represented with the head of a lioness (7)

Large northern constellation near Perseus and Gemini; the Charioteer (6)

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Capital and largest city of Botswana, in the south-east near the Notwane river (8)

Hard silvery metallic element resembling zirconium; atomic no. 72 (7)

Tropical plant of the pea family (Fabaceae) formerly cultivated as a source of a dark blue dye (6)

Younger brother of the rabbit Hazel in the 1972 Richard Adams novel Watership Down (5)

Greek island in the Ionian Sea, the legendary home of Odysseus (6)

Elected lower chamber of the legislature of the Isle of Man (the Tynwald) (5,2,4)

Department in the Grand Est region of N France; capital, Bar-le-Duc (5)

River of SW Asia rising in E Turkey and flowing south through Syria and Iraq to join the Tigris (9)

Swift fore-and-aft rigged sailing vessel with two or more masts (8)

Eurasian plant of the amaranth family cultivated for its dark green edible leaves (7)

Style of interior decoration, architecture, prevalent in the 1920s and 1930s, with geometric shapes and strong colours (3,4)

and Second single by the Jimi Hendrix Experience, released in 1967 (6,4)

‘Then in a wailful ___ the small gnats mourn’ (John Keats ‘To Autumn’ (1820) stanza 3) (5)

Anatomy joint of the human body with the technical name genu (4)

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