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7 ____ is another day, expression meaning ‘the future will be better even if today is not good’ (8) 9 A ____ In The Sun, 1959 play by Lorraine Hansberry that was adapted into a film starring Sidney Poitier (6) 10 ____ tomato, a large,

globe-shaped variety of the salad fruit (4) 11 Golf clubs primarily designed for bunker shots (4,6) 12 An Italian-style

ice cream (6) 14 A guard at an airport who checks passengers or their luggage at security checkpoints (8) 15 A gauge of wind speed named after an Irish rear admiral in the Royal Navy (8,5) 17 A drink produced by fermenting sweet tea with a culture of yeast and bacteria (8) 19 Rick, singer-songwriter noted for his single Never Gonna Give You Up (6) 21 One who has formal

discussions with others to make a deal (10) 22 Hard, white fat of beef, lamb

or mutton, found around the kidneys and loins (4) 23 The ____ Wakes, 1953 novel by John Wyndham about an alien invasion of Earth’s oceans (6) 24 ____ rate, the value of one currency for the purpose of conversion to another (8)

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1 Cartoon character created by the U.S. cartoonist E.C. Segar who first appeared in 1929 (6) 2 Klingon played by U.S. actor Michael Dorn in the Star Trek franchise (4) 3 A dismissal or rejection of someone by treating them as unimportant (5-3) 4 Shepherd Neame claims to

be Britain’s oldest one (6) 5 Region of the world that includes the Arabian Peninsula (6,4) 6 A golden-brown gemstone that symbolises strength and courage (8) 8 Fortification in Berkshire that includes St George’s Chapel (7,6) 13 Viscount, British field marshal who was chief of the Imperial General Staff in World War II (10) 15 The statistical analysis

of health data (8) 16 A clover-like plant that is the national emblem of the Irish Republic (8) 18 Mounds of rough stones built as memorials or landmarks on hillsides (6) 20 ____ drink, one containing a high amount of caffeine or another stimulant to beat tiredness (6) 22 Bella, character in the Twilight series of novels by Stephenie Meyer (4)