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ACROSS 11. English housing reformer who co-founded the National Trust (4) 12. Author of The Picture of Dorian Gray, Lady Windermere’s Fan and The Importance of Being Earnest, who died in exile (5) 13. Graphic artist who designed the cover of Pink Floyd’s album The Dark Side of the Moon (10) 14. SI base unit of thermodynamic temperature, named after the mathematical physicist who developed it (6) 15. The _________; pop group consisting of Frankie Sandford, Mollie King, Rochelle Humes, Una Healy and Vanessa White (9) 16. Watercourse flowing through 11 countries; the longest river in the world (4) 17. Lancashire-born artist noted for his stylised depictions of industrial landscapes and “matchstick men” in works such as Coming Out of School and Going to Work (5) 19. Italian Baroque painter whose 1640 work Philosophy bears the Latin inscription translating as: “Keep silent unless what you are going to say is more important than silence” (4) 20. Scottish engineer whose improvements to the efficiency of the Newcomen steam engine propelled the development of the Industrial Revolution (4) 21. Composer noted for his setting of William Blake’s poem And did those feet in ancient time (5) 25. Type of plant used for flavouring,

perfume or medicine (4) 27. Small saucer-shaped vegetables with scalloped edges in the summer squash family (9) 29. The mythological Greek muse of comedy and pastoral poetry (6) 31. Carnivore in the weasel family known collectively as a cete or a colony (6) 32. Director whose films include Alien, Blade Runner, Gladiator, Black Hawk Down and Prometheus (5) 34. High-speed rail service transporting passengers through the ‘Chunnel’ from England to France (8)

35. The scaling of fortified walls or ramparts by means of ladders (8) 37. In archery and shooting, a division of the target next to the bull’s-eye and a shot which strikes such (5) 38. Second-largest city in Denmark (6)

40.____ __ Panda; 2008 DreamWorks animation featuring the voices of Jack Black, Dustin Hoffman, Ian McShane, Angelina Jolie and Jackie Chan (4,2) 41. Equestrian high-jump event (9) 44. Scottish Gaelic name for Scotland; also the Latin word for white (4) 45. Australian coloratura soprano opera singer with various foods created in her honour by Auguste Escoffier (5) 47. ____ Corporation; fictional company in Wile E Coyote and the Road Runner Looney Tunes cartoons (4) 49. Formal training place for Japanese martial arts (4) 50. Comedian and screenwriter who played Marjorie Dawes, Bubbles DeVere and Vicky Pollard in

Little Britain (5) 54. A termination command in IT; also to relinquish the lead in bridge (4) 56. Former heptathlete and 400m sprinter who competed in the 2004 and 2008 Summer Olympic Games for Great Britain (9) 58. One of the 12 animals in the Chinese zodiac (6) 60. Biologist specialising in the classification of organisms into groups based on shared characteristics (10) 61. Fibrous material used for caulking wooden ships (5) 62. Membrane behind the cornea which gives an eye its colour (4) DOWN 1. Come ____ With Me; cookery reality game show narrated by David Lamb (4)

2. Plant in the pea family with trifoliate leaves, also called shamrocks (6)

3. 1988 comedy film starring Arnold Schwarzenegger and Danny DeVito (5)

4. Policy initiated by leader Mikhail Gorbachev in 1985 (8)

5. Type of medieval illustrated compendium of fabulous animals (8) 6. Small white patch of hair on a horse’s face under the poll and forelock (4) 7. Movement pioneered by artists including Andy Warhol, Peter Blake, Roy Lichtenstein and Jasper Johns (3,3) 8. Take in and graze livestock in exchange for payment (5) 9. The Greek Muse of astronomy (6) 10. Temporary hurdle on a racecourse (4) 18. From the Italian meaning “work”, a drama set to music (5) 20. Author of The Age of Innocence (7) 22. Indian side dish of yogurt flavoured with cucumber, mint and coriander (5) 23. 1960 Stanley Kubrick film (9) 24. Common name of a highly fragrant Oriental hybrid lily (9) 26. Term for the changes in rules of the Stock Exchange instituted in 1986, abolishing the distinction between jobbers and brokers (3,4) 28. Stem of asparagus or broccoli (5) 30. Country with a red and white national flag in horizontal stripes (7)

32. The Big _____; the first Philip Marlowe novel by Raymond Chandler (5) 33. Mineral also called peridot (7) 36. French cookery term meaning to fry lightly and quickly in a little hot fat (5) 39. Shadow cast by a celestial body (5) 42. Law term for a public speech intended to inspire insurrection (8) 43. Danseur who choreographed Debussy’s Prélude à l’après-midi

d’un faune (8) 46. Formula One driver currently signed to McLaren (6) 48. Raceme of the hazel or willow (6) 51. Italian region, capital Perugia (6) 52. Racecourse that features an annual Gold Cup meet (5) 53. First of eight parrying positions in fencing; also a section in a cycle race offering a special prize or points (5) 55. The 24th Nato codeword (1-3) 57. ____, Shoots & Leaves; book by Lynne Truss (4) 59. Oxford University student magazine founded in 1892 (4)