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6 To reach inside a receptacle and search for something (5)
7 To improve details in
someone’s appearance (8) 10 Charles, the French astronomer noted for his catalogue of nebulae and star clusters (7)
11 The ____, pop band whose only British member was Davy Jones (7)
12 Relating to earthquakes or similar vibrations of the Earth and its crust (7) 13 Queen of the Netherlands
from 1948 to 1980 (7)
14 Term for psychological manipulation that was Merriam-Webster’s Word of the Year for 2022 (11)
19 Morgan, U.S. actor who spoke at the opening ceremony of the 2022 FIFA World Cup (7)
21 Bob The ____, an animated character whose friends include Dizzy the cement mixer (7) 23 As thick as ____, informal term for ‘very friendly and secretive’ (7)
25 A subdivision of an orchestra or chorus comprising similar instruments or voices (7) 26 Flooring material made of chips of marble or granite set in concrete and polished (8)
27 Country that contains the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Cinque Terre (5)
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1 Mixed ____, an event or situation that has advantages and disadvantages (8)
2 A colourless, odourless gas sometimes used for car airbags (6)
3 Naked ____, dating show hosted
by Anna Richardson (10)
4 ____ cell, type from which all other cells with specialised functions are generated (4)
5 Greek goddess of
wisdom and war (6)
6 A rich, heavy cloth used for
table linen and upholstery (6)
8 Milli ____, R&B duo noted for the 1989 hit Girl I’m Gonna Miss You (7)
9 Noble lion in The Chronicles Of
Narnia novels by C.S. Lewis (5) 13 English comedian who presented a TV documentary in 2022 about deafness (4,6)
15 A highly decorated tea urn
used in Russia (7)
16 Kerry, actress who won the
seventh series of Taskmaster (8) 17 Computer-generated pictures of people sought by the police (1-4)
18 ____ Norwood, R&B singer whose The Boy Is Mine, a 1998 duet with Monica, charted at No. 2 (6)
20 Nickname of Newport
County AFC (6)
22 Italian island in the Tyrrhenian Sea that suffered a landslide in November 2022 (6)
24 ____ Ruffell, British stand-up comedian and actress born in 1986 (4)