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6 Bed on wheels used to transport hospital patients (7) 7 A volley of firearms or applause (5) 9 _ _ _ _ Munchetty, BBC TV news presenter (4) 10 British Turner Prize-winning painter who has painted with elephant dung (5,5) 11 Words of opposite meaning to another (8) 13 _ _ _ _ _ _ Cookson, actress who plays the title role in The Trial Of Christine Keeler (6) 15 Clark, Superman’s alter ego (4) 17 Indian dish sauteed in oil and a mix of spices (5) 18 The _ _ _ _ Duckling, fairytale by Hans Christian Andersen (4) 19 A complete flop or failure (6) 20 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Park, National Hunt racecourse in West Sussex (8) 23 Irish golfer, 2019 British Open Championship winner (5,5) 26 Forest _ _ _ _ , LA cemetery for Hollywood stars (4) 27 Fictional dairyman in musical Fiddler On The Roof (5) 28 Medium or fast bowlers in cricket whose deliveries can bounce irregularly (7)

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1 1995 Disney romantic animated film (10) 2 Courageous (6) 3 Danny, who plays Mick Carter in EastEnders (4) 4 Met Office shipping forecast area north of Lundy (5,3) 5 Anne-Marie, The Virgin Queen actress (4) 6 Shania, Canadian country singer/songwriter (5) 8 Andy, TV detective played by Warren Clarke (7) 12 Preparation of powdered tobacco for inhaling through the nose (5) 14 Singer/songwriter with The Jam and The Style Council (4,6) 16 A descriptive term (7) 17 Informal term for umbrellas (8) 21 Brazilian footballer who plays at PSG (6) 22 Damian, Nicholas Brody actor in Homeland (5) 24 In The _ _ _ _ , 1979 single by Village People (4) 25 Greg, actor who plays Earl Mountbatten in the first two series of The Crown (4) SOLUTION ON MONDAY

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