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English motor racing driver who won the Formula One world championship in 1996 (5,4)

Nymph of Greek mythology transformed into a bear and set in the sky as the constellation Ursa Major (8)

Pseudonym of French dramatist Jean-Baptiste Poquelin; Tartuffe (1664), Le Misanthrope etc (7)

2006 sports comedy film starring Jack Black and Ana de la Reguera (5,5)

Liqueur mixed with tequila and lime or lemon juice to make a margarita (6,3)

Capital and most populous city of Jordan, known in ancient times as Philadelphia (5)

Coniferous New Zealand tree (Dacrydium cupressinum) also called red pine (4)

Largest city of Nigeria, replaced as capital by Abuja in 1991 (5)

“If I have seen further, it is by standing on the shoulders of ___” (Isaac Newton 1676) (6)

Subclass of segmented worm of the phylum Annelida comprising the leeches (9)

Principal road leading south from Rome in ancient times, originally to Capua and later to Brindisi (6,3)

Fine soft cotton fabric of gauzy appearance named for its origin in the city of Mosul (6)

Chart-topping 1973 hit by the Rolling Stones from the album Goats Head Soup (5)

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Strap used to control a horse, attached to one side of a bit or headstall (4)

Informal name for the southern states of the US, especially those that seceded to form the Confederacy in 1860/61 (5)

Character played by Ted Danson in the 1982-93 sitcom Cheers (3,6)

English author of novels including Changing Places (1975) and Small World (1984) (5,5)

Short, lively composition typically comprising a movement in a sonata or symphony; Italian, “I jest” (7)

Pet dog of Christopher Lloyd’s Doc Brown in the Back To The Future film trilogy (8)

Longest musical note in common use, having a time value of two minims or four crotchets (9)

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Section of a population whose members share a common characteristic (11)

Offspring of a male donkey and a female horse, typically sterile (4)

Any silvery teleost food fish of the family Clupeidae, especially C. harengus of the North Atlantic (7)

Brownish Old World finch that feeds on flaxseeds; Acanthis cannabina (6)

Area of high-speed memory used for temporary storage of frequently used data (5)

2016 drama film starring Nicole Kidman, Dev Patel and Rooney Mara (4)

French dental student crowned

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Miss Universe 2016 on January 30, 2017 (4,10)

Hard, calcified deposit that forms on teeth and contributes to decay, also called calculus (6)

Commander of the Volscian army in Shakespeare’s Coriolanus (6,8)

Official language of Iran, also spoken in Afghanistan and Tajikistan (5)

Prize-giving country for “Those who, during the preceding year, shall have conferred the greatest benefit on mankind.” (6)

Brandy distilled from the fermented residue of pressed wine grapes; Italian, “grape stalk” (6)

Star of the 2015 British crime drama series The Trials Of Jimmy Rose (3,8)

Genus of yellow-rayed composite plants that includes elecampane (5)

Small Italian dumplings made from flour, semolina or potatoes, usually served with a sauce (7)

Capital and largest city of Rwanda, founded by Dr Richard Kandt in 1907 (6)

City of northern France; capital of the Somme department in Hauts-de-France (6)

WH ___ (1907–73), British-born American poet awarded the Pulitzer Prize for 1947’s The Age Of Anxiety (5)

Boy band who represented the United Kingdom in the 2011 Eurovision Song Contest (4)

Soft, creamy cow’s milk cheese from northern France made with a white mould skin (4)

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