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1 Displays of e.g. a product or film before they are generally available (8)

5 Amusingly eccentric (6) 10 Failure of a horse to jump a fence in equestrian sport (7)

11 Nero was the

Romans’ fifth one (7)

12 Having a rim or boundary

of a specified sort (5)

13 1995 Bond film in which Judi Dench made her debut as M (9)

14 A perfumed liquid made of essential oils and alcohol (7,5)

18 ____ Railway, train company whose Night Riviera service runs from London to Penzance (5,7)

21 An event in which people engage in collaborative computer programming (9)

23 A beautiful young woman

in the Muslim paradise (5) 24 Books of maps

or charts (7)

25 Sumptuous or

ostentatiously wealthy (7) 26 The Porsche 550 ____, a racing sports car produced from

1953 until 1956 (6)

27 A flag or pennant that

flows in the wind (8)

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1 Tej, character in the Fast & Furious film series played by rapper Ludacris (6)

2 A model or sculpture

of a person (6)

3 ____ 2, Pixar sequel whose voice cast features Phyllis Smith, due for release in 2024 (6,3)

4 A foolish and hopeless search for something unattainable (4,5,5)

6 Record label founded by

the Beatles in 1968 (5)

7 A small warship designed

for escorting convoys (8) 8 A level space in a garden featuring an arrangement of flower beds (8)

9 Item of footwear named after the victor at the Battle of Waterloo (10,4) 15 A large building where goods are stored before distribution for sale (9)

16 Highly intellectual or

academic types (8)

17 Peter, author noted for his novel Jaws published in 1974 (8)

19 Night At The ____, fantasy comedy film franchise starring Ben Stiller (6)

20 A number of young animals born to an animal at one time (6)

22 A river of northeastern

France (5)