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Across
10 A market in a Middle Eastern country (6)
11 American actress who married Humphrey Bogart in 1945, star of films including The Big Sleep (6,6)
12 A pointed stick used in driving cattle (4)
13 Adjustable chair designed for relaxing on (7)
14 Mary ---, one of the first English women to achieve a reputation for her poetry, sister of fellow poet and scholar Sir Philip (6)
15 A herring or mackerel that has been salted in brine, smoked and cured (7)
16 Greek physician regarded as the father of medicine (11)
20 Another name for the
killer whale (4)
21 Surname of 20th-Century naturalist Gerald and his brother, novelist Lawrence (7)
22 Dessert consisting of ice cream topped with sweet sauces, nuts and whipped cream (6)
23 Insect with a long tail appendage and large transparent wings, found near water (6)
25 A brief account giving the main points of something (7)
27 --- off, to start play in a game of football (4)
28 The light dough used to make profiteroles or eclairs (5,6)
29 Open to bribery or other dishonest practices (7)
32 Thomas ---, Archbishop of Canterbury assassinated in Canterbury Cathedral in 1170 (6)
35 See 36
36 and 35 British gymnast who won the bronze medal on uneven bars at the 2012 London Olympics (4,7)
37 Becomes a nun (5,3,4)
38 A semi-solid lump of something (6)
Down
1 A garland of interlocking evergreen leaves, worn on the head to represent victory (6,6)
2 Harald ---, king of Norway who died at the Battle of Stamford Bridge in 1066 (8)
3 County town of County Kerry in Southwest Ireland (6)
4 A mass of water or ice particles visible in the sky (5)
5 A soft wet area of land that gives way under the feet (8)
6 British Whig prime minister 1743-54, succeeded by his brother, the Duke of Newcastle (5,6)
7 Water that flows back or recedes (4)
8 Precipitation that contains a high concentration of pollutants (4,4)
9 Ice ---, a sheet of ice, of variable size, floating in the sea (4)
17 --- Stoney, footballer turned coach who was capped 130 times for England (5)
18 The act of freeing, or state of being freed (12)
19 A breed of large gun dog with a flat, soft, brownish-red coat (5,6)
21 To become barren or unproductive (3,2)
24 William ---, American writer whose works include the novel The Sound And The Fury (8)
26 --- -Benz, German vehicle brand founded in 1926 (8)
27 Sport similar to basketball in which each team consists of four men and four women (8)
30 A lake in central New York State, USA (6)
31 A charming or picturesque scene or event (5)
33 In the Old Testament, the twin brother of Jacob (4)
34 Fictional dog in the novel and film The Wonderful Wizard Of Oz (4)