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_ Domingo, Spanish opera singer who was one of the Three Tenors (7)

_ Özil, inset, German footballer who plays in midfield for Arsenal (5) Metal bar with a catch and lever, used to fasten a door or gate (5)

City in the Scottish highlands which is the UK’s northernmost city (9) Yorkshire-based TV soap opera which first aired in 1972 (9)

Bill _, TV ornithologist who was one of the comedy trio The Goodies (5) Oleksandr _, Ukranian boxer and the current World Cruiserweight champion (4)

The Indian In The _, 1980 children’s fantasy novel by Lynne Reid Banks (8) Safety studs set in roads as lane markers (4,4) Important god in Norse and Germanic mythology, the husband of Frigg (4) Striped mammal native to the north-east of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (5)

The capital and largest city of the South-east Asian state of Laos (9) The capital city of North Korea (9) _ Heep, one of the main antagonists of the Charles Dickens novel David Copperfield (5)

Blue _, children’s TV show currently celebrating its 60th anniversary (5) Paco _, pseudonym of Spanish fashion designer Francisco Cuervo (7)

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Jolyon _, British former racing driver who was the 2014 GP2 Series champion (6)

Greek goddess of the hunt, whose Roman equivalent is Diana (7)

In Greek mythology, ethereal fluid that made up the blood of the gods (5) Form of power structure in which power rests with a small number of people (9) Scary _, 2000 spoof horror film whose stars include Anna Faris (5) Italian explorer, or a game of tag played in a swimming pool (5,4)

7 1994 Keanu Reeves action film which was the directorial debut of Jan de Bont (5)

8 Ornamental finishing used in fabric decoration (6)

14 Henry _, politician who was the Secretary of State under two US presidents (9)

16 The stage name of British singer Michael Rosenberg, whose

2018 album is entitled Runaway (9)

19 The _ Job, 1969 British comedy caper film starring Michael Caine (7) In journalism, a short interview with a member of the public (3,3)

Life Isn’t All Ha Ha _ _, 1999 novel by the actress Meera Syal (3,3)

We Need To Talk _ Kevin, 2003 novel by the US author Lionel Shriver (5) Small vessels, usually made of glass, often used to store liquid medicines (5) Tom _, English folklore character who first appeared in literature in 1621 (5)