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11 From a country between Russia and China (9)

It Ain’t ___ So, Gershwin song (11)

Setting for Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night (7)

City and lake of northern Italy (4) TV contest (8,4,7)

First name of Masterchef judge Mr Wallace (5)

Austin Powers actor (4,5) Adult female dog in One Hundred and One Dalmatians (7) Actress wife of Daniel Craig (6,5) Consecrates (7)

As I Lay ___, William Faulkner novel (5)

Surname that links US Founding Fathers John and Samuel (5) Hollywood actor in Some Like It Hot and The Great Race (4,6) Meeting at the same point (of lines in maths) (10)

___ Whitlam, 1972-75 Australian PM (5)

Lake and river of Karelia, Russia (5)

Irish cheers! (7)

Port in north-east Sri Lanka (11) 1959-67 western series set during a cattle drive (7) Surname of Michael Douglas’ actress wife Catherine (4-5) Female saint written about by Bede (5)

Caped character who visited a wolf (6,3,6,4)

Computer symbol (4)

Car makers of the Clio (7) Removal of vegetation, especially as a military tactic (11) Mixtures of wine and sparkling water (9)

64 Saint from Umbria (7,2,6)

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Former Dragons’ Den businesswoman (6,5) Powdered element used in kohl (8)

I Kissed a Girl singer (4,5) ___ forties, stormy areas in the southern hemisphere (7) Current conductor (9) Mathematician who set out the principles of geometry (6) Muppets drummer (6) Steffi ___, 1990s tennis star (4) Title given to God (8)

___ Beauty, Anna Sewell novel (5)

Italian designer label (7) Ancient powerful and holy city located in what is now Iraq (7)

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Approach to teaching reading based on matching sounds with letters (7)

Greek hero, beloved of Ariadne (7)

Person who makes arrows (8) ___ Osmond, Puppy Love singer (5)

Heavy silk fabric with a knobbly surface (8)

Simenon’s famous French police inspector (7)

2008 Robert Downey Jr superhero movie (4,3) Childish name for toes (7) Study of the metrical structure of verse (7)

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Australian soap (4,3,4) Award formerly known as the International Lawn Tennis Trophy (5,3) Novel by Agatha Christie, eg (9)

Accused person in court (9) Plane’s shaped wing (8) Italian ‘Mrs’ (7)

Name of three rivers in England (5)

In Greek mythology, the oldest wisest king (6) City of northern France (6) From the westernmost county of England (7) Name of David Beckham’s youngest son (4)