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SP: Spoke, 0333 202 3390.1 The young of herrings,
sprats etc, cooked and
eaten whole (9)
6 Hector _, 19th-century
French composer of the
Symphonie Fantastique (7)
10 An extinct marine mollusc
with curled shell, common
in the Mesozoic era (8)
11 An article in a newspaper
expressing the opinion of the
senior staff or publisher (9)
12 Actor who won an Academy
Award for Best Director for
1995 film Braveheart (3,6)
13 A solution of sugar
dissolved in water (5)
15 The power to prevent
legislation or action
proposed by others (4)
16 Abbreviated title of the
system used for sending
text messages to and
from mobile phones (3)
17 A second self (5,3)
18 Another word for noon (6)
21 A freshwater ornamental
or food fish (4)
23 Finely divided carbon
deposited from flames during
the incomplete combustion
of organic substances (4)
25 and 25 Down. The only
male actor to have won an
Academy Award for Best
Actor three times (6,3-5)
27 In music, a chord in
which notes are played
in rapid succession (8)
28 A break in continuity;
interruption or hiatus (3)
29 Winning serves in tennis an
opponent fails to reach (4)
31 Treasure-_, in law, valuable
articles found hidden in
the earth or elsewhere of
unknown ownership (5)
32 The forms of public services
prescribed by a Church (9)
34 In the US and Canada,
herders or cowboys (9)
35 City on Lake Geneva in
western Switzerland (8)
36 Rolls of parchment or paper,
often inscribed with writing (7)
37 US state on Lake Superior
and Lake Michigan (9)2 Oscar _ II, American librettist
who famously collaborated
with Richard Rodgers (11)
3 A decree, order or ordinance
issued by a sovereign or
a state (5)
4 A broad street, often lined
with trees (6)
5 A device that maintains
a system at a constant
temperature (10)
6 Headgear for horses,
consisting of buckled straps
and metal mouthpieces (7)
7 Pheasant-like Australian bird;
the male fans out its tail
during courtship displays (8)
8 Volodymyr _, actor and
comedian elected President
of Ukraine in April 2019 (8)
9 A stone or other small object,
usually inscribed or carved,
thought to protect the wearer
from evil influences (8)
14 The conditional release
of a prisoner before their
sentence has expired (6)
15 Las _, city in southeast
Nevada, famous for luxury
hotels and casinos (5)
19 Aim, purpose or design (6)
20 Two-act opera with music
by Mozart and an Italian
libretto by Lorenzo Da Ponte,
premiered in 1787 (3,8)
21 Hand tool with a narrow
tapered blade for making
a curved cut (7,3)
22 Special benefits associated
with a particular job (5)
24 Medicated tablets held
in the mouth until they
have dissolved (8)
25 See 25 Across
26 An indirect or subtle
reference; insinuation (8)
28 Cloth or leather coverings
for the legs or ankles,
buttoned on one side and
strapped under the feet (7)
30 A town in the northwest
of England after which a
type of pastry filled with
dried fruit is named (6)
33 Dwarf planet discovered
in 1930 and classified
as a planet until 2006 (5)