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1897 Gothic horror novel by Bram Stoker (7)

Adam _, inset, British swimmer who won gold at the 2016 Olympics (5) _ plexus, network of nerves located in the abdomen (5)

10 Metamorphic rock composed largely of talc, also known as steatite (9)

11 The Age of _, 1920 novel by Edith Wharton and winner of the 1921 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction (9)

12 Kirsten _, US actress whose films include The Virgin Suicides (5)

13 The _, Liverpudlian band whose hits include All Together Now (4)

15 Latin phrase meaning “note well,” abbreviated to N.B. (4,4)

17 _ Palace, large country house in Woodstock, Oxfordshire (8)

18 In the Valley of _, 2007 film starring Tommy Lee Jones (4)

22 Stephen _, American actor whose films include Backbeat (5)

24 San _, the fourth most populous city in the US state of California (10)

26 North-eastern US state whose state capital is Trenton (3,6)

27 Queen _ of Jordan, the queen consort of Jordan since 1999 (5)

28 Type of church council convened to resolve issues (5)

29 1938 novel by Daphne du Maurier (7)

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_ Johnson, US golfer who won the

2017 Genesis Open (6) Capital of the US state of Georgia (7) _ Browne, actor who has played Winston in TVs EastEnders since

1986 (5)

Repetition of vowel sounds in nearby words, often used in rhyme (9) Legless, carnivorous reptile (5) Spanish dance with a binary rhythm

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_ Antiques, soap opera penned by Victoria Wood, and featured in her TV show (5)

8 _ Fielding, TV host who was the youngest ever Blue Peter presenter in 1987 (6)

14 Jayne _, late US actress whose films included The Girl Can’t Help It (9)

16 The Adventures of _ _,

1876 novel by Mark Twain (3,6)

19 _ and Old Lace, 1939 Joseph Kesselring play, famed for its 1944 film adaptation (7)

20 The god of beauty and desire in Greek mythology (6)

21 Alvaro _, Spanish footballer who plays as a striker for Chelsea F.C. (6)

23 _ Williams, the 104th Archbishop of Canterbury (5)

24 Bob _, late US filmmaker who directed the 1972 film Cabaret (5)

25 Common name of the Ceratonia siliqua tree, whose pods are used as a chocolate substitute (5)