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Philosophical doctrine that all knowledge is based on sensory experience (10)

Naval town of South Hampshire on the western side of Portsmouth harbour (7)

Asian part of Turkey, known historically as Asia Minor (8)

Powerful magical spirit of Arabian folklore, often appearing in human form (5)

Person who provides blood, tissue, organs etc, for use in transplant surgery (5)

Hard brittle sweet made from set melted sugar, typically containing nuts (8)

Accent (˘) placed over a vowel to indicate that it has a short sound (5)

Mild spice made from sweet red peppers, used especially in Hungarian cooking (7)

Confining of prisoners to their cells, especially to regain control during a riot (8)

Of a judicial act, directed toward property rather than a specific person; Latin, ‘against the matter’ (2,3)

Genus of dabbling ducks that includes the teal, mallard, pintail etc. (4)

Old Testament figure who ‘dwelled in the land of Nod east of Eden’ (4)

English royal house to which Henry VII, Henry VIII, Edward VI, Mary I and Elizabeth I belonged (5)

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and Star of the 2018 superhero film Black Panther (8,7)

Goddess of flowering plants in Roman mythology, counterpart of the Greek Chloris (5)

Local anaesthetic injected into the space around the dura mater of the spinal cord (8)

Baroness Emmuska ___, Hungarian-born British novelist known for The Scarlet Pimpernel (5)

Adult leader of a group of Cub Scouts, officially called Cub Scout Leader (5)

Robert ___, French painter who co-founded the Orphism (or Orphic Cubism) art movement (8)

Charles ___, geologist who in 1935 devised a scale of earthquake magnitude based on seismic disturbance (7)

Cocktail consisting of gin mixed with soda water, sugar, and lemon or lime juice (3,7)

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Quotation or saying at the beginning of a book, chapter etc, suggesting its theme (8) Flat sharp-edged tooth at the front of the mouth; from Latin, ‘cutter’ (7) Standard monetary unit of Nicaragua, divided into 100 centavos (7) Metrical foot consisting of two long (or stressed) syllables (7) Largest city of Nebraska, previously

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capital of the Nebraska Territory (5)

British star of the 2017 films Romans and The Shanghai Job (7,5)

Kingdom of SE Asia bordered to the west by the Andaman Sea (8)

Host city of the 1992 Summer Olympics (9)

1989 action comedy film starring Clint Eastwood and Bernadette Peters (4,8)

Spicy Korean side dish of fermented cabbage or other raw vegetables seasoned with chilli, garlic and ginger (6)

Fidel ___, Cuban statesman who served as Prime Minister and President (6)

British rock group whose albums include Meddle and Animals (4,5)

Roy ___, Oscar-nominated star of the 1979 musical drama film All That Jazz (8)

Inner curve or surface of an arch or vault (8)

1997 action disaster film starring Tommy Lee Jones and Anne Heche (7)

Nickname of Haitian president Jean-Claude Duvalier, overthrown in 1986 (4,3)

Prophetic book of the Old Testament describing the downfall of Judah and Jerusalem and their subsequent restoration (7)

Extent of the pitch difference between the highest and lowest notes a person’s voice or a musical instrument can produce (5)

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