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ACROSS 1. Decomposed (6) 7. Intermittently (2,3,3) 8. Sudden blast of wind (4) 10. Native American (6) 11. Change in form (6) 14. Definite article (3) 16. Stratum (5) 17. Quarry (4) 19. As yet (2,3) 21. Clyde, for example (5) 22. Native American tent (5) 23. Make beer (4) 26 Warehouse (5) 28. Body of water (3) 29. Waterproof jacket (6) 30. Antenna (6) 31. Prisoner’s room (4) 32. Rule (8) 33. Mr Hemingway, writer (6)

DOWN 1. Patch up, renovate (6) 2. Testy (6) 3. Short letter (4) 4. Lean or bony (7) 5. Short raid or incursion (5) 6. Following in time (5) 8. Movable barrier (4) 9. Female person (3) 12. Pitch (3) 13. Taut or rigid (5) 15. Group of witches (5) 18. Bird (5) 19. Drink gingerly (3) 20. Charge (3) 21. Keeps (7) 22. Hill (3) 23. German city (6) 24. Complain bitterly (4) 25. Money holder (6) 26. Beau (5) 27. Odes (5) 28. Diocese (3) 30. Skin problem (4) 1.

judge Bruno Tonioli shocked fans by showing off what at the weekend? a) Body piercing b) Tattoos c) Grey hair d) Bent cock 2. PIERRE-Emerick Aubameyang, who scored both Arsenal goals in their 2-1 FA Cup final win over Chelsea, plays for which country? a) Ghana b) Gabon c) Côte d’Ivoire d) Tunisia 3. WHICH former Man United footballer was spoken to by police over claims he flouted lockdown rules by staging a house party? a) Ryan Giggs b) Gary Neville c) Roy Keane d) Paul Scholes 4. DAME Barbara Windsor, who is now in a care home due to advancing dementia, played which character in a) Shirley Carter b) Jean Slater c) April Branning d) Peggy Mitchell 5. LEWIS Hamilton won the British Grand Prix at Silverstone despite having what on the last lap? a) A spin b) A puncture c) A collision d) The shits