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• Acceptable rate of progress? I'm not so sure! (4) *
• Classical reasons given by church gripping a nation (6) *
• A ____ cross is worn on the breast by high-ranking clergy (8) *
• Once again pick up explosive put in tower (6)
• Introductory words of appeal to wise person in native language (5) *
• Unusual old phial, shaped like a body part (8) *
• Sporting equipment on which to perform a nollie or kickflip (10) *
• Musical Grace quietly slowing down with hesitation, stifling tremulous sound (12) *
• A type of rhododendron with brightly coloured blooms (6) *
• Jane Austen wrote that "there is no charm ____ to tenderness of heart” (5) *
• To some extent brutal, a king gets divorce (5)
• Member of the royal family whose titles include Earl of Dumbarton and Baron Kilkeel (6,5) *
• Son gaining weight — shock no longer (6) *
• Sausage with a name derived from the Italian for "onion” (9) *
• Riverside resident has home set up with group (5)
• A stuffed tortilla baked in sauce, often with a cheese topping (9) *
• King Offa's kingdom in central England (6) *
• The French city which has a Palace of the Popes (7) *
• The area designed for a mistress (7)
• What may have been sung with tear seen flowing (8) *
• TV presenter and author Lucy ____ is a chief curator at Historic Royal Palaces (7) *
• I hew select ground — having to extract tungsten form this? (9) *
• The second-smallest of Scotland's historic counties, bordering Fife (12) *
• Perform together in school, avoiding hard time (5) *
• Masters new course (6) *
• Mountain feature men note being worn by a river (8) *
• Tear into small pieces (3,2) *
• Sacred place of worship (6) *
• Initially easy puzzle becomes hell (6)
• A trick or deception — or utter nonsense (4,4) *
• Bairn troubled with insect around is a "weed” (8) *
• Jalopies with inadequate suspension (11) *
• Device with a rotating drum used for hauling in 43Ds (7) *
• Robert ____ led the defence of Mafeking in the Boer War (5-6) *
• Good time for fruit (4)
• Moon of Jupiter named after the daughter of Orchomenus in Greek mythology (5) *
• Johnny , lyricist whose Oscar-winning songs include Moon River (6) *
• Brother of Europa and founder of Thebes in Greek mythology (6) *
• Charlie —, WBC Flyweight champion from March-September 1983 (5) *
• Sylvia , US poet whose volumes include The Colossus and Ariel (5) *
• Medium-sized reddish breed of working dog with a dense, wiry coat (5,7) *
• Terence —, Best Actor in a Supporting Role Oscar nominee for Billy Budd (5) *
• Classic horse race at Doncaster; final leg of the English Triple Crown (2,5) *
• Large, four-part muscle that extends the leg (10) *
• James , British theatre critic who authored the nine-volume diary Ego (5) *
• Rooney , Best Actress in a Leading Role Oscar nominee for The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (4) *
• Aircraft firm founded by Sir A V Roe in 1910 (4) *
• Large fish-eating crocodile also called a gavial with a very long slender snout (7) *
• Small brightly coloured beetle such as the Two-spotted (8) *
• River that forms the boundary between Bosnia and Herzegovina and Montenegro (5) *