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8In Indian cookery, an appetizer consisting of vegetables deep- fried in batter (5)
9A geological epoch of the Tertiary period, marked by the start of global cooling (9)
11British animated children's TV programme first broadcast in 1974, featuring a green dog (7)
12An easily caught small carp-like freshwater fish, genus Gobio (7)
13A usually close-fitting one-piece garment extending from the neck to the feet, worn chiefly by athletic performers (7)
14A very dry white Burgundy wine produced near Auxerre, in the department of Yonne (7)
15Former RAF base in Berkshire, the main site of the UK's Atomic Weapons Establishment (11)
20The white nutritive material surrounding the yolk in the eggs of higher animals (7)
2219th-century castle near Ledbury, Herefordshire, founded by the 1st Earl Somers (7)
24A satellite launched in July 1962, used to relay television pictures and telephone conversations across the Atlantic (7)
26A long-shafted axe-like weapon with a hook or pick on the reverse, originally used in the late Middle Ages (7)
27James Bond film featuring Lois Chiles as space scientist Dr Holly Goodhead (9)
28A small gnat-like fly which appears in dancing swarms especially near water (5)

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1A major badminton competition contested by women's national teams, first held in 1956-57 (4,3)
2Tin-glazed, often highly decorated earthenware, produced especially in Italy in the 16th century (8)
3The capital city of Albania (6)
4American singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist, born Walden Cassotto in 1936 (5,5)
5Island in the Inner Hebrides of Scotland whose quartz beach at Cleadale is known as the "singing sands" (4)
6Brian ___ , art critic described by broadcaster Clive Anderson as "a man intent on keeping his Christmas card list nice and short" (6)
7A breed of large powerful long- haired black-coated mountain dog, originating in Switzerland (7)
10Australian slang term for Great Britain (3,4)
14Female Labour politician who became the Secretary of State for International Development in 1997 (5,5)
16The Greek goddess of agriculture and corn, counterpart of the Roman Ceres (7)
17A video games console machine which allows computer games to be projected onto, and played, using a TV screen (8)
18A form of jazz music of black American origin, with highly syncopated melody, popularized by Scott Joplin (7)
19Alan ___ , a villainous character in the TV soap Coronation Street in the 1980s, played by Mark Eden (7)
21Hilaire ___ , writer of the satirical book Cautionary Tales for Children in 1907 (6)
23A highly seasoned fatty sausage of pork and beef, usually sliced very thinly (6)
25An aniseed-flavoured spirit of Turkey and eastern Mediterranean (4)

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