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Rearrange the letters in the shaded squares to reveal the name of a singer (4,7)

ACROSS

1 Type of stork whose feathers are used for clothes trimmings and fishing lures (7)

6 _ Tom’s Cabin, 1852 novel by Harriet Beecher Stowe (5)

9 Cave-dwelling being of Nordic folklore (5)

10 Artifacts of the culture of the United States (9)

11 Secret dungeon with access only through a trapdoor in its ceiling (9)

12 The first month of spring in the Babylonian and Hebrew calendars (5)

13 The capital and most populous city of Norway (4)

15 Sauce traditionally made from a white roux and milk (8)

17 1940 animated musical anthology film produced by Walt Disney (8)

18 The captain of the England national football team, Harry _ (4)

22 _ Kostyuk, Ukrainian tennis player who won the 2023 ATX Open (5)

24 Author of the 1766 novel The Vicar Of Wakefield,

Oliver _ (9)

26 Written legal statement made under oath (9)

27 Ring-shaped reef, island, or island chain formed of coral (5)

28 Electroshock weapon used to incapacitate people (5)

29 Paul _, German scientist who won the Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine in 1908 (7)

DOWN

1 Rocky object passing through Earth’s atmosphere; also called a shooting star (6)

2 Quadrilateral whose four sides all have the same length (7)

3 Type of curry served in a two-handled pan known as a karahi (5)

4 Actress who appeared in the TV shows Worzel Gummidge and Til Death Do Us Part (3,6)

5 The largest and most populous of the Greek islands (5)

6 The national flag of the United Kingdom (5,4)

7 In Greek mythology, the void state preceding the creation of the universe (5)

8 _ Thompson-Herah, Jamaican sprinter with five Olympic golds (2016-20) (6)

14 Historical fantasy novel series by Diana Gabaldon (9)

16 1999 novel by Sebastian Faulks, _ Gray (9)

19 The capital and largest city of Kenya (7)

20 Diacritical mark used over a vowel to indicate a different articulation (6)

21 Biblical city which preceded Jerusalem as the central worship site of the early Israelites (6)

23 _ Wainwright, Canadian singer who recorded the 2007 album Release The Stars (5)

24 Small hammer used by an auctioneer or judge (5)

25 Musician who was the drummer for the Beatles, Ringo _ (5)