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Son Of A _ Man, a Top 10 hit for Dusty Springfield in 1968 (8)

_ Murphy, inset, Irish singer who was one half of the trip hop duo Moloko (6) _ Vandeweghe, US tennis player (4) The common name of the flowering plant Syringa vulgaris (5)

The Likely _, 1960s TV sitcom (4) Unrecognised African state which was equivalent in territory to modern day Zimbabwe (8)

Wildcat native to the USA, Mexico, Central and South America (6) Rock Of _, musical written by Chris D’Arienzo (4) Virat _, right-handed batsman and captain of India’s cricket team (5) César _, late Swiss hotelier (4) _ Gandhi, the first and, to date, the only female Prime Minister of India (6) _ Terrier, dog breed developed in Pembrokeshire (8)

Former Spice Girl who is also known as Sporty Spice (3,1)

The _, 1982 horror film based on the John W. Campbell novella Who Goes There? (5)

Tori _, American singer whose hits include Cornflake Girl (4)

Audrey _, French actress whose films include Amélie (6)

Sweet Italian liquor originating in the commune of Saronno (8)

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Jewellery item designed to be attached to clothing (6)

Starch from the stems of various tropical palms (4)

Michael _, retired US swimmer, the most decorated Olympian of all time (6) _ Mountains, mountain range located in western Russia and north-western Kazakhstan (4)

Cubby _, late US film producer famed for his association with Bond films (8) Currency used in Oman and Yemen (4)

7 Region of north-west Italy which borders France and Switzerland (8)

14 Kiran _, Indian author who won the Booker Prize for 2006’s The Inheritance of Loss (5)

15 Angela’s _, 1996 memoir by Frank McCourt (5)

17 _ Sunday Morning, 1930 Edward Hopper painting (5)

19 Type of bronze alloy made of copper, tin and zinc (8)

20 Capital and largest city of Sudan (8)

_ Sea, elongated embayment of the Mediterranean Sea (6) Rodent native to the Americas (6) Old Possum’s Book of Practical _,

1939 whimsical poetry collection by

T. S. Eliot (4)

Somali-born fashion model who is the widow of David Bowie (4)

_ McLeish, former footballer and the current manager of the Scotland national team (4)