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1 A confused mixture of different types of things (8) 5 A type of graphics file on a computer (6) 10 ____ shorts, close-fitting ones that reach almost to the knees (7) 11 ____ illusion, something that has an appearance which deceives the eye (7) 12 A Japanese dish of small cakes of cold vinegared rice topped with fish (5) 13 Enough space for moving or acting (5-4) 14 An establishment where equestrianism is taught (6,6) 18 A barrier on the career ladder through which some employees, often women, can see but not progress (5,7) 21 A set of customs and rules for polite behaviour (9) 23 German city in the Moselle wine region noted as the birthplace of Karl Marx (5) 24 A liquid preparation for washing hair (7) 25 A card game with the winning score of 21 points (7) 26 Britney ____ , U.S. singer/ songwriter whose albums include Blackout and Femme Fatale (6) 27 Something huge or gigantic named after a hippopotamus-like animal described in the bible (8)

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1 Oti ____, South African dancer who became a panellist on the TV reality series The Masked Dancer in 2021 (6) 2 ____ fracture, one of a bone from repetitive jarring, found in runners or other athletes (6) 3 Indian Ocean island nation which was the only known habitat of the flightless bird, the dodo (9) 4 Instruction in a play’s script to an actor (5,9) 6 Phrase meaning ‘accompanying’ or ‘by one’s side’ (2,3) 7 A photograph of usually secret material reduced to the size of a speck (8) 8 Street in central London that connects St James’s Street to Trafalgar Square (4,4) 9 Scottish musician who is lead vocalist of the alternative rock band Primal Scream (5,9) 15 Lake ____ , body of water in central Europe known in German as Bodensee (9) 16 Exits (8) 17 A fence of wooden stakes driven into the ground to protect people from attack (8) 19 A loose robe with wide sleeves, fastened with a sash, worn in Japan (6) 20 Kate ____ , British modern pentathlete who won gold at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo (6) 22 The top part of a shoe attached to the sole and heel (5)

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