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7 Nicky, British celebrity
hairstylist born in 1958 (6) 8 Large gland behind the stomach that secretes insulin (8)
9 ____ Yourself, song in the film and stage musical Oliver!, sung by Artful Dodger (8)
10 Baked ____, a dessert of ice cream and cake topped with browned meringue (6)
11 The record of descent
of an animal, showing it to be pure bred (8)
12 In a state of mind that prevents normal behaviour or interaction (6)
13 Byname of the Wild West gunfighter born Henry McCarty in 1859 (5,3,3)
18 One who is fanatical in pursuit of their religious, political or other ideals (6) 20 Expression meaning ‘exactly at a given time’ (2,3,3)
22 ____ Faith, the English singer-songwriter noted for her 2017 album The Architect (6)
23 Unfriendly or hostile (8) 24 An exercise apparatus
incorporating a number of weights (5-3)
25 U.S. city whose basketball
team are called the Mavericks (6)
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1 A bridge carrying one
road over another (7)
2 Small pieces of toasted or fried bread served with a savoury topping (8) 3 A guard in front of a hearth to confine the ashes (6)
4 Tending to intrude on a person’s thoughts and privacy (8)
5 Nymphs inhabiting trees or woods in Greek mythology (6)
6 Fictional town in Indiana that is the setting for sci-fi drama series Stranger Things (7)
8 A refusal to accept any standard short of flawlessness (13)
14 Slowness or inertia (8)
15 Describing food that is not fit for human consumption (8) 16 To reduce or underestimate the worth of (7)
17 Striker who shared the 2021-22 Premier League Golden Boot with
Son Heung-Min (2,5)
19 Ray, late U.S. actor who played Henry Hill in the 1990 crime
film Goodfellas (6)
21 Secret societies originating in China that are typically involved in organised crime (6) SOLUTION TOMORROW