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1 A split-second burst of light reveals Gordon, the sci-fi hero (5) 4 A person who is attracted to another could be married (7) 8 We hear the kitchen shredder is bigger and better (7) 9 Just back from Amsterdam, Ronaldo spots a girl (5) 10 An America’s Cup racer is taking Cathy for a spin (5) 11 Everyone is involved in the bet – Swan Lake or Coppélia maybe? (6) 14 Use money from some of the dividends pending (5) 16 A word of welcome from Othello (5) 18 Watt & Co restructured the second part of the play (3,3) 21 Flintstone weapons among the suits? (5) 24 Meg amicably goes back briefly to get a portrait perhaps (5) 25 A doctor briefly ill – Ed sees what the dentist did! (7) 26 Unfortunately, Gus sees they’re predictions or shots in the dark (7) 27 A government cash award for English actor Hugh (5) 1 Fred is growing salmonberries – primarily, they’re tropical fruits (4) 2 Run of the mill yet a little braver – a gentleman (7) 3 He’d chat about what the new-born chicks have done (7) 4 A bubble bar pops up in Korea (4) 5 Frenzy or obsessive enthusiasm when the man turns up A1 (5) 6 In the countryside? First of all, Raymond usually rambles around Lanarkshire (5) 7 It’s a curious creation –a response to a stimulus (8) 12 Tell a fib about a part of Neilston (3) 13 Breaking free from the cages? Nip off! (8) 15 Looks like a crazy guy in a teachers’ union (1,1,1) 16 Giving assistance with a portion of the food (7) 17 Bail Leo out and present a popular plant in the garden (7) 19 Blythe darts back shortly for business buying and selling (5) 20 Garden pests? Yes, wee Dennis loses heart (5) 22 A Roman’s scary day in the Hebrides (4) 23 What the paper’s boss will do when the tide turns (4)