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6 ____ rights, those held by a person in the public domain over a use of their likeness by a club or other organisation (5) 7 A trial performance by an applicant for an acting or musical part (8) 10 Stacey, English singer who presents home improvement TV show Sort Your Life Out (7) 11 Ed, English singer/songwriter whose song Bad Habits was a UK No 1 in 2021 (7) 12 A liquid used to prevent a machine or engine from overheating while it is operating (7) 13 Thomas, English merchant and financier who founded the Royal Exchange in 1571 (7) 14 A person who repairs church
towers and high chimneys (11) 19 The suitcases and other bags
of a traveller (7) 21 A block or portion, especially of money or an issue of shares (7) 23 ____ Veale, mother of standup comedian Russell Howard who features in his TV comedy road trip series (7) 25 A person or thing of
distinction (7) 26 Ben, character played by English actor Max Bowden in EastEnders (8) 27 ____ charm, an object which is supposed to bring good fortune (5)
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1 Young males who retrieve and supply spherical objects used by players in a tennis match (4,4) 2 Daughter of Egeus in William Shakespeare’s play A Midsummer Night’s Dream (6) 3 Town in north Devon that lies
on the River Taw (10) 4 The probability of something
happening (4) 5 ____ dimension, that of
time (6) 6 The dark-edged bee-fly is a type of this creature found in the UK (6) 8 ____ May, Conservative politician who succeeded David Cameron as prime minister in 2016 (7) 9 A style of cartoon film or TV programme, originating in Japan, with fantastic or futuristic themes (5) 13 Prince Edward is this relation to Prince George of Cambridge (5,5) 15 ____ band, a narrow strip of rubber formed into a loop for holding objects together (7) 16 Money paid in return for
protection (8) 17 Blankety ____ , TV comedy game show presented by Bradley Walsh since 2020 (5) 18 David, British ex-runner who won gold in the 400 metres hurdles at the 1968 Olympics in Mexico City (6) 20 Coastal city in the Spanish
province of Valencia (6) 22 ____ line, one separating the northern Turkish part of Cyprus from the southern Greek one (6) 24 A large water jug with a wide
spout (4)