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1 Deep-fried Italian bread product
(5,6)
7 Idiom meaning to take neither
one side nor the other (3,2,3,5) 14 Relating to motion (7)
15 Two-wheeled vehicle drawn by a
horse (7)
16 Shown no care (9)
17 First film in which Ben Stiller
plays Greg Focker (2000) (4,3,7) 18 Surname of the member of the Cambridge Five spy ring born in Lanarkshire (10)
19 Heading of one of Santa’s lists (7) 21 US state in which Chicago is
located (8)
23 Aggressive masculine pride (8) 25 Written agreement between par
ties (9)
27 TV game show hosted by Gordon
Burns. ‘The — Factor’ (7)
28 A variant of this sport known as
sevens originated in Melrose (5) 32 Half-human, half-bird mythologi
cal figures (7)
33 Projectile shot with a bow (5)
34 Period of European history in which Leonardo da Vinci and Michelangelo were active (11)
36 Army of angels (8,4)
37 Dealer in Pinot Grigio, for exam
ple (4,8)
39 Where Napoleon was exiled in
1815 (5,6)
41 Barry Manilow song: ‘— It Be
Magic?’ (5)
42 Means of restarting play in a form
of 28 (4-3)
43 John — Baird, inventor (5)
44 Kevin from Lanarkshire recently left the final six in the TV show, ‘Great British —’ (4,3)
45 Bread rolls originating from Aber
deen (9)
48 Crunchy root vegetables used in
salads (8)
50 To release an animal from a con
fining rope (8)
51 Changed form (7)
53 Agreement (form ending with E
not Y) (10)
55 The random movement on parti
cles in a gas or liquid (8,6)
58 Part of the atmosphere allowing
excess UV radiation through (5,4) 59 Pouch part of traditional High
land dress (7)
60 To perform surgery (7)
61 Shakespeare play about a Greek
misanthrope (5,2,6)
62 The demon barber of Fleet Street
(7,4)
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1 Creatures such as Pikachu or
Charizard (7)
2 Another name for the Greek
island of Zakynthos (5)
3 Proverbially what saves nine
(1,6,2,4)
4 Part of a garden displaying plants
among large stones (7)
5 Variety of peach with a smooth
skin (9)
6 First part of 36 (8)
7 Person celebrated on 30th
November (5,6)
8 Dress worn by a ballet dancer (4) 9 Mercenary agent of feudal Japan
(5)
10 Soap opera: ‘Take the —’ (4,4) 11 Brass instruments (6,5)
12 Six — is a contest in a form of 28
(7)
13 Procedure in which an optical instrument is used to inspect an internal area of the body (9)
20 A task one is set (11)
22 Not able to be penetrated (10) 24 Area of Glasgow in which Rotten
row can be found (8)
25 Fish sign made from two arcs,
symbolising Christ (7)
26 Like a mystery or crime where
answers are not known (8)
29 Someone who studies family his
tory (11)
30 Shellfish such as a crab or lob
ster (10)
31 Particular period given for an
appointment (4,4)
33 SNP politician who recently quit as community safety minister (3,5)
35 Property including housing and
land (7)
38 Sweeties (13)
40 More common name for an arbo
rist (4,7)
41 Areas in an hotel, for example, where refreshments are served (6,5)
43 Computer games character portrayed as an ex- Gordonstoun pupil (4,5)
45 Largest prison in the country (9) 46 Another name for a lycanthrope
(8)
47 Discount store primarily selling
books and art material (3,5)
49 Actor who played Marcus Brody in two Indiana Jones films, — Elliott (7)
51 Periodic wind of Southern Asia
(7)
52 Town on the Tay opposite Birnam
(7)
54 Common name for the human
thorax (5)
56 Film starring Keanu Reeves and River Phoenix, ‘My Own Private —’ (5)
57 One such as 39 (4)