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Brazilian footballer, inset, who will be joining Liverpool FC in July (7) Honour _ Thieves, 1993 novel by Jeffrey Archer (5)

_ Andrews, British actress who played the title role in the film Mary Poppins (5) _ the Great, Empress of Russia (9) Type of decorative knot (5,4)

_ Elba, British actor whose films include

2013’s Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom (5)

Word for venomous snakes, likely Egyptian cobras, used in antiquity (4)

City in the Netherlands, the capital of the province of South Holland (3,5) Surname of Italian pro golfers Edoardo and Francesco (8) John _, actor who played Sam Tyler in Life on Mars

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

The _, British former rock band with John Squire (9)

France’s second-largest city, also the largest city in the region of Provence (9) Group of traditionalist Christian church fellowships closely related to the Mennonites (5)

Daniel _, British actor who has played James Bond in four films (5)

_ Watson, professional tennis player who is the current British No. 2 (7)

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Dish of Mexican origin consisting of strips of meat or vegetables served in a tortilla (6)

Eastern European country whose capital city is Minsk (7)

_ and tatties, Scots vegetable dish consisting of turnips and potatoes (5) Electric Light _, British rock band formed in Birmingham in 1970 (9) A group or arrangement of eight (5) Young _, the ninth studio album from David Bowie, released in 1975 (9)

7 Another name for the species of deciduous trees and shrubs known as willow (5)

8 Common metamorphic rock with a banded or foliated structure (6)

14 Steven _, US filmmaker who has directed films including Schindler’s List (9)

16 _ Gaskell, 19th century British novelist whose works include Cranford (9)

19 1741 English-language oratorio composed by Handel (7)

Song that was a 1980 chart-topper for US new wave band Blondie (6) _ Williams, late US actress famed for the swimming routines in her films (6) _ Callas, New York-born Greek soprano who died in 1977 (5)

City which is the capital of the US state of Oregon (5)

Michelle _, the former First Lady of the United States (5)