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Mountainous state of northern India; capital, Shimla (8,7)

Halting or postponement of punishment, especially of a person condemned to death (8)

Trisaccharide sugar of fructose, glucose, and galactose occurring in sugar beet, cotton seed and many cereals (9)

British girl group whose hits include ‘Stay’ and ‘Angel of Mine’ (7)

Racecourse in east Berkshire founded by Queen Anne in 1711 (5)

Standard monetary unit of Lesotho, equal to 100 lisente (4)

‘Then cherish pity, lest you drive an angel from your ___’ William Blake Songs of Innocence, ‘Holy Thursday’ (4)

E. E. ___, poet noted for his unconventional typography, such as not using capital letters (8)

Any of the four major hereditary classes (Brahman, Kshatriya, Vaisya and Sudra) into which Hindu society is divided (5)

Wooden frame for holding an artist’s canvas etc; from Dutch, ‘donkey’ (5)

Resort town in the Rocky Mountains of SW Alberta; part of Canada’s oldest National Park (5)

River in Hades whose waters caused forgetfulness in those who drank from it (5)

Colourless volatile liquid obtained from petroleum, used in making synthetic rubbers (8)

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William Howard ___, 27th President of the United States (4)

Susan ___, British author of novels including The Woman in Black and Black Sheep (4)

European poplar tree (Populus tremula) noted for its quivering leaves (5)

Caribbean island group off the SE coast of Florida; a British colony from 1718 to 1973 (7)

2018 black comedy film starring Rachel McAdams and Jason Bateman (4,5)

Almond-shaped mass of grey matter in either of the temporal lobes of the brain, associated with emotional responses (8)

1988 comedy film starring Michelle Pfeiffer and Alec Baldwin (7,2,3,3)

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In the US, charging of a serving government official with misconduct in office (11)

Very thin pancake, typically rolled or folded around a filling (5)

Historical trading city in Syria, lying on a plateau midway between the Mediterranean Sea and the Euphrates River (6)

Any small Old World game bird of the genus Perdix; family Phasianidae (pheasants) (9)

Of pasta, cooked with a sauce made from cream, butter and Parmesan cheese (7)

Spanish form of address for an

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unmarried woman, corresponding to Miss (8)

Military weapons, including equipment necessary for their use and maintenance (8)

Legendary British snooker commentator of the popular BBC series Pot Black (3,4)

Young woman of Babylon who killed herself after the suicide of her lover Pyramus (6)

2017 superhero film nominated for Best Adapted Screenplay at the 2018 Oscars (5)

Fish genus of the family Clupeidae to which the herrings belong (6)

Climbing plant of tropical America (Ipomoea batatas) cultivated for its edible orange root (5,6)

Mexican agave with large fleshy leaves cultivated for fibre production (5)

Channel 4 sitcom named Best Comedy at the 1996 and 1999 BAFTAs (6,3)

Legendary king of Sparta portrayed by Gerard Butler in the 2006 film 300 (8)

Generalised pain in the muscles, nerves or bones of the lower back (7)

Cuban dance in slow duple time; from Spanish, ‘of Havana’ (8)

Slender iron-tipped hardwood spear formerly used by southern African peoples, especially Zulu (7)

Music to be performed smoothly and without breaks (6)

Ornamental carved channel or groove, especially a vertical one as used on a Doric frieze (5)

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