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6 To make an offer of marriage to someone (7) 7 Latin expression meaning ‘for this specific purpose’ (2,3) 9 South Africa’s official currency (4) 10 Actress who plays Gail Platt in Coronation Street (5,5) 11 Carry On ____ , title of the first Carry On film which was released in 1958 (8) 13 Brass plate-like musical instrument beaten with a stick (6) 15 Arthur, U.S. tennis player who won the 1975 Wimbledon men’s singles final (4) 17 Term for blue in heraldry (5) 18 A pinkish table wine (4) 19 The cover of a motor car engine (6) 20 Hard dry cheese from northern Italy with a granular texture (8) 23 The most popular pub name in the UK according to The Morning Advertiser (3,3,4) 26 ___ Reynolds, Smokey And The Bandit star (4) 27 A musical composition for nine performers (5) 28 Trinny, English fashion expert noted for her TV collaborations with Susannah Constantine (7)
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1 A misinterpreted or misunderstood word or phrase resulting from mishearing song lyrics (10) 2 ____ Loren, Italian actress who starred in Two Women (6) 3 Jamie, actor who played Bernie Taupin in Rocketman (4) 4 A crustacean that adheres to rocks and ship bottoms (8) 5 Rachel, British chef and cookery writer born in 1980 (4) 6 Mervyn, English writer who created the character Titus Groan (5) 8 A short sword with a flat, slightly curved blade, formerly used in the navy (7) 12 Judd, English snooker player nicknamed The Ace in the Pack who won the 2019 World Championship (5) 14 Melodic popular music in the style of The Beatles and other Liverpool groups during the Sixties (10) 16 Irish girl’s name, the Gaelic equivalent of Joan (7) 17 Something that counteracts a poison (8) 21 Mark, British-U.S. musician, DJ and songwriter who produced Amy Winehouse’s song Rehab (6) 22 St George’s Day is on the 23rd of this month (5) 24 A queen in southern Asia or the wife or widow of a raja (4) 25 U.S. president Herbert Hoover was born in this U.S. state (4)