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5 A plush fabric used for soft furnishings and casual clothes (6)
7 ____ Knights, order of chivalry run by a Hochmeister (8)
9 _____ Bosses, 2011 film
starring Jason Bateman (8) 10 Desmond, reggae singer-songwriter noted for his song Israelites, with The Aces (6) 11 A celestial event in which the Earth passes through a trail of dusty debris left by a comet (6,6)
13 James, utility player who joined Liverpool
FC in 2015 (6)
15 A tray, typically of silver and used in formal circumstances (6)
18 Stately home in North Yorkshire where TV series and film Brideshead Revisited were shot (6,6)
21 Geri, singer-songwriter and actress who was previously Ginger Spice (6) 22 ____ verse, a form of humorous poetry, usually for children, associated with Edward Lear (8)
23 Walk On The ____, song by Lou Reed released in 1972 (4,4)
24 The removal of an elected official from office by a petition followed by voting (6)
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1 The number of lines
in a sonnet (8)
2 Samuel, owner of an antiques shop on Portobello Road and Paddington’s best friend (6) 3 Remarks intended to criticise or humiliate others (8)
4 One employed in a port to
load and unload ships (6)
6 Arcane and obscure (8)
7 To grow e.g. incisors and molars for biting and chewing (6)
8 ____ of March, time associated with the assassination of Julius Caesar in 44 BC (4)
12 An act of damage or injury against an enemy in response to a harm incurred (8)
14 To keep under control
or within limits (8)
16 Jennifer, actress who played Katniss Everdeen in The Hunger Games film series (8) 17 A swift fall in value
or amount (6)
18 Country which sprinter Donovan Bailey represented (6)
19 ____ Heart, song by Bruce Springsteen released in 1980 (6)
20 ____ Collette, actress whose films include Muriel’s Wedding and
The Sixth Sense (4)
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