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A Scottish alma mater of
(11) Fife town with friary (13)
1980 film with Blondie’s Call Me on soundtrack (8,6)
Waterway that rises around Glen Coe (5,5) ----- Park, Brechin’s home (5) Type of central heating (3-5) Asian plant with fronds (6,4) He was played by David Ogden Stiers in M*A*S*H (10) Part of small intestine (5) Commodity in which trading is now widely illegal (5)
Company set up to introduce trams to Edinburgh (3)
The most populous country in Africa (7) Eager to participate (3,2,4) Of a speaker, verbose (6) A regular, powerful feature of the Scottish countryside (5)
Base for wartime French government (5) Racecourse at Esher (7,4) Carla Lane’s birds (5) It’s key to some whiskey (3) Small ornamental case (4) Brazzaville -----, novel by
(5) “You will never -------- my mind” – Gandhi (8)
They’re explored by speleologists (5) Fibre for making rope (5) It uses rods and cones (3) A state suffered by many agoraphobics (10) Latin dance from Cuba (5) Of sailing boat, agile (3) Snake or accessory (3) Largest member of the antelope family (5)
Composition used in Dudley Moore film (6)
Town and birthplace of Katherine Jenkins (5) Versatile, from sea god (7) --- Sunday, TV series with theme Pop Looks Bach (3)
Animals, or members of West African tribe (4)
Disguise used by Robbie Coltrane in 1990 film (3)
Member of Scottish Colourists group (6,6)
Butcher’s -----, Neil Gunn novel (5)
Auction which starts with high asking price (5)
Cleaner, made by William Lever at Port Sunlight (3) Part of US fusion cuisine (3) Son of Daedalus in Greek mythology (6)
Region in which eight nations co-operate (6) A Philistine champion (7) UK novelist who wrote the James Bond book Solo (7,4)
First name of actress from Alfie and American Sniper (6)
The largest island in the Inner Hebrides (4)
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A Scottish alma mater of
(7,10) Private girls’ school on the Sussex Downs (7)
US actor, originally known by nickname Babe (6,5)
Band featuring Hank Marvin (7)
1981 film, starring Katharine Hepburn, Henry Fonda (2,6,4)
Old measure for a quarter of a pint (6)
Poor excuse for absence? (3-6) A published correction (7) South African cricketer who last played for England in 2014 (5,9)
Name for UK showbiz events in support of Amnesty International (3,6,10,4)
Latin term for “in the same place” (6)
A nostalgic longing for Tom Jones? (5,5,5,2,4)
David Bowie persona, linked to Station to Station album (4,5,4)
Israel’s second biggest city (3,4)
Creator of Father Brown (1,1,10)
Range, highest point Mount Mitchell (12)
Plant also known as ladies’fingers (4)
A treat which stems from the Ottoman Empire (7,7)
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City, motto Bon Accord (8) Tracker dog, hunted by Sherlock (5)
Band fronted by Guy Garvey (5)
Member of Harlem Globetrotters, who died in 2015 (10)
Centre of the world’s film industry (1,1)
Group whose name came originally from Kerouac (8)
Rabbit -----, novel by John Updike (5) Dated term for scope (7) Vehicle associated with the French Revolution (7)
Type of warrant issued in Scotland (7) Mussolini’s nickname (2,4) A speech modifier (6) Military title in Turkey or Egypt (5)
A poetic name for Ireland (4)
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Colour worn by half of the Kane brothers? (3)
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Indian state, capital Panaji