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8 Region in north-west Canada where gold was discovered in 1896 (8)

9 Robert _, star of Cape Fear, Taxi Driver and The Deer Hunter (2,4)

10 2014 biblical epic starring Russell Crowe (4)

11 Non-technical name for the incus bone of the middle ear (5)

12 Vaulted recess at the east end of a church (4)

13 Rodgers and Hammerstein musical featuring Oh,What A Beautiful Mornin’ (8)

16 Element with the symbol I (6)

18 Nickname of American jazz saxophonist Charlie Parker (4)

20 Scottish river rising in South Lanarkshire (5)

21 UK detective show starring Brenda Blethyn (4)

22 Slimy wretched creature in Tolkien’s The Lord Of The Rings (6)

23 Jean _, composer of symphonic poem Finlandia (8)

26 Short tail of a deer, rabbit or hare (4)

28 In the southern US, a marshy outlet of a lake or river (5)

30 Edward _, 19th-century English writer and nonsense poet (4)

31 European fish of the carp family that feeds on organisms living on the seabed (6)

32 Angular distance in degrees north or south of the equator (8)

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1 Pioneering aviator and co-pilot of Arthur Brown, John _ (6)

2 Ancient Egyptian symbol of life (4)

3 The _, Gilbert and Sullivan opera set in Japan (6)

4 A name for diesel fuel (4)

5 Australian city named after the wife of William IV (8)

6 Irish singer-songwriter whose hits include Orinoco Flow (4)

7 The _, cult 60s TV series starring Patrick McGoohan (8)

14 Paula _, dancer and singer who was one of the original judges on

American Idol (5)

15 The _, 1989 sci-fi movie directed by James Cameron (5)

17 Fashion magazine comedy film starring Meryl Streep,

The _ Wears Prada (5)

19 19th-century steam-propelled warship (8)

20 Malcolm _, racing motorist and journalist who held the world speed record on land and water during the

1920s and 30s (8)

24 Benazir _, two-term Pakistani prime minister assassinated in 2007 (6)

25 African republic whose capital is Kampala (6)

27 Valved brass instrument of bass pitch (4)

29 Ivy League university in New Haven, Connecticut (4)

30 Pixie _, English singer-songwriter whose first UK No1 hit was Mama Do in 2009 (4)