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London _, rail terminus located in the London Borough of Lambeth (8) East African country whose capital city is Kampala (6)

The first full-length play by Bertolt Brecht, premiered in 1923 (4) Yoghurt condiment flavoured with cucumber and mint (5)

Fort _, Kentucky army post whose name is used as a synonym for a secure location (4)

Apple brandy from Normandy (8) Sheer cotton, historically having two warp threads in relief (6)

US singer and actress born Cherilyn Sarkisian (4) _ Lopetegui, Spanish former footballer, the new Real Madrid manager (5) City in Nevada once famed for its liberal divorce laws (4) Small, portable personal computer also known as a notebook (6)

The 124th Emperor of Japan (9) The Town And The _, 1950 novel, the first major work of Jack Kerouac (4) A conspicuously wealthy person, especially in 18th century India (5) Family of double reed wind instruments (4)

_ Quo, British rock band formed by Francis Rossi and Alan Lancaster (6) Breed of dairy cattle also known as Holsteins in the USA (8)

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Port which is the capital and largest city of Cuba (6)

British musician born Henry Samuel, inset, in 1963, whose hits include Kiss From A Rose (4)

_ the Great, 9th century King of Wessex and legendary cake burner (6) Norse deity – a trickster with the ability to change shape and sex (4) Charlotte _, British dressage rider and three-time Olympic gold medallist (8) Outermost layer of a woody plant (4)

7 The capital city of the Canadian province of Alberta (9)

14 _ Kohli, the captain of the Indian national cricket team (5)

15 Mythological air spirit, originating in the 16th century works of Paracelsus (5)

17 The _, 2005 historical fiction novel by the late E. L. Doctorow (5)

19 Genus of bulbous, flowering plants in the Asparagacae family (8)

20 Turning _, song that was a 1980 hit for British band The Vapors (8)

The Tale Of Peter _, 1902 children’s book by Beatrix Potter (6) Geraint _, Welsh road racing cyclist, winner of the 2018 Tour de France (6) Ape-like entity in Nepali folklore, also called the Abominable Snowman (4) Pale yellow-brown colour, the colour of some undyed leathers (4) Oblast in Siberia, or the city which is its administrative centre (4)