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• Lord ___ , major character in Philip Pullman's His Dark Materials trilogy (6) *
• Former Arsenal midfielder appointed head coach of Crystal Palace in 2021 (7,6) *
• General Certificate of Education exams replaced in 1988 by GCSEs (1,6) *
• The first single from R.E.M.'s 1991 album Out of Time (6,2,8) *
• Sergei ___, Russian ballet impresario who founded and directed the Ballet Russe in Paris (9) *
• Brightest star in the constellation Aquila (6)
• Best Actress Oscar-winner for The Accused and The Silence of the Lambs (5,6) *
• White crystalline compound, made by purifying argol, used in baking (5,2,6) *
• In classical legend, a serpent that could kill by its breath or glance (8) *
• 1995 film reworking of Jane Austen's Emma starring Alicia Silverstone (8) *
• Rail at waist level used in ballet practice (5) *
• An ointment for wounds, sores, etc (5) *
• Slough-born actress, comedienne and singer whose TV show premiered The Simpsons (6,6) *
• English singer/songwriter whose debut single Dreams topped the UK Singles Chart in 1993 (9) *
• The second-largest city in Norway (6) *
• Snooker ball worth three points (5) *
• 1975 film starring Warren Beatty as a successful Beverly Hills hairdresser (7) *
• American country music singer-songwriter whose autobiography, Coal Miner's Daughter , was made into an Oscar-winning film (7,4) *
• 1941 novel by James M Cain made into an Oscar-winning 1945 film of the same name starring Joan Crawford (7,6) *
• José ___, Spanish dramatist awarded the 1904 Nobel Prize for Literature (9) *
• Dutch actress who played the central role in several of the Emmanuelle films (6,7) *
• Large round starchy fruit of a tree, Artocarpus altilis , native to the Pacific Islands (10) *
• 2005 film starring Cameron Diaz and Toni Collette as sisters whose grandmother is played by Shirley Maclaine (2,3,5) *
• Horse that won the 2000 Guineas and the Derby in 1968 (3,4) *
• Another name for marjoram (6) *
• Disruption of normal propulsive gastrointestinal motor activity due to non-mechanical causes (5) *
• Queen Consort of William IV after whom an Australian city was named (8) *
• Chicago's primary airport (5) *
• American actor and comedian whose films include Elf and Anchorman (4,7) *
• The capital of Ghana (5)
• 1982 single by Elton John which reached number eight (4,4) *
• First century BC Greek author of fables in which animals are given human characters and used to satirise human failings (5) *
• American actor who won a Best Actor Oscar for Ben-Hur (8,6) *
• Scottish Borders town at the confluence of the Slitrig Water with the River Teviot (6) *
• British house music band whose hit singles include One Night in Heaven and Moving On Up (1,6) *
• Jewellery item containing a seal (6,4) *
• Supergroup formed by Bernard Sumner and Johnny Marr (10) *
• 1980 Martin Scorsese biopic about boxer Jake LaMotta (6,4) *
• 1967 hit single by Van Morrison (5,4,4) *
• People who sacked Rome in 410 under Alaric (9) *
• City in Fife whose ruined palace was a former residence of Scottish kings (11) *
• Hit sharply (4)
• House or home (5)
• Fruits such as squashes and pumpkins (6) *
• Receptacle for producing cultures in the laboratory (5,4) *
• Distance between front and rear axles of a vehicle (9) *
• Capital of the Brittany region (6)
• Largest island of Inner Hebrides (4)
• Liverpool racecourse and Grand National home (7) *
• Sixth planet from the sun (6)