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Owen _, England rugby union fly-half and centre who plays for Saracens (7) Small bone in the middle ear also known as the anvil (5)

The capital of Jordan (5) Ragdoll character from the children’s TV show In the Night Garden… (4,5) Edward the _, Anglo-Saxon king of England, from 1042 to 1066 (9) Rafael _, Spanish tennis player (5) _ Stoneman, left-handed batsman who plays for the England and Surrey cricket teams (4)

Founder of the Roman Principate, and first Roman Emperor (8) Historical city to the east of Lake Tunis (8) In Greek myths, the ship Jason used to retrieve the Golden Fleece (4) Natural resin brought to the baby Jesus (5) The _ Before Christmas, 1993 stop-motion animation film produced by Tim Burton (9) Large triangular sail attached to the front mast of a boat when running before the wind (9)

Victor _, inset, Nigerian footballer who plays for Chelsea F.C. (5)

The lowest point on the celestial sphere, opposite to the zenith (5) Boris _, politician who was President of the Russian Federation from 1991 to 1999 (7)

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James _, US actor whose films include The Disaster Artist (6) Country in South-eastern Europe whose capital city is Bucharest (7) _ (The Fastest Milkman in the West), Benny Hill Christmas No. 1 song (5) South-eastern US state whose capital is Baton Rouge (9)

Device generating an intense beam of coherent monochromatic light (5) Country located mainly in Asia, whose capital city is Jakarta (9)

7 Mary’s Boy _, Harry Belafonte hit which was the 1957 Christmas No. 1 song (5)

8 Monster in Greek myths who was the counterpart of Charybdis (6)

14 Field Marshal Lord _, senior British Army officer of the First World War (9)

16 _ Glen Ross, Pulitzer Prize-winning play by David Mamet (9)

19 Lenses mounted in frames which hold them in front of the eyes (7) Tameka _, British actress who plays Kim Fox in TV’s EastEnders (6) Ashley _, actress starring in the BBC drama Love, Lies and Records (6) Julian _ -Tutt, British actor whose TV credits include Green Wing (5) _ Lunch, 1959 novel by the US author William S. Burroughs (5)

_ Nadu, Indian state whose capital city is Chennai (5)