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6 Affectedly grand or

self-important (7)

7 Small furry bipeds who live on the moon of Endor in Star Wars (5)

9 Sicilian volcano that became a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2013 (4)

10 Rock band formed in 1961 noted for their song She’s Not There (3,7) 11 Amusingly coarse or irreverent talk or behaviour (8)

13 Natural or deeprooted (6)

15 Strong criticism (4)

17 Western ____, mountain range along the west coast of the Indian peninsula (5)

18 Musical that includes the songs La Vie Boheme and Seasons Of Love (4)

19 Livin’ On A ____, signature song by Bon Jovi, released in 1986 (6)

20 London suburb that was the setting for

The Good Life (8)

23 The original collected edition of Shakespeare’s plays, published in 1623 (5,5)

26 Acceptable, but not

outstanding (2-2)

27 ____ Melua, singersongwriter born in Georgia in 1984 (5)

28 Heinrich, South African batsman who scored 109 against England in the group stage of the 2023 Cricket World Cup (7)

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1 Actress who plays teenager Maeve Wiley in Sex Education (4,6)

2 Suited and ____, informal phrase for ‘dressed in formal clothes’ (6)

3 ____ Young, fashion designer and judge on The Great British Sewing Bee (4)

4 Vigorous exercises designed to increase cardiovascular efficiency (8)

5 ____ Stark, character in Game Of Thrones played by Richard Madden (4)

6 ____ Palace, Renaissance residence in the Italian city of Florence (5)

8 Will, La Rochelle lock who captained Australia at the 2023 Rugby World Cup (7)

12 Willam Butler, Irish poet who was awarded the 1923 Nobel Prize in Literature (5)

14 One who has an excessive interest in or admiration for himself or herself (10)

16 Main town in Shetland (7)

17 Tallest animals in the world, whose species include Masai and Southern (8)

21 Grille fitted to the front of a vehicle in Australia to protect against damage from collisions with animals (3,3) 22 ____ Welles, actor-director played by Tom Burke in 2020 film Mank (5)

24 Asian dish of barbecued meat on skewers often served with a sauce (4)

25 Saint whose feast day

is October 18 (4)