Fin £500 and cryptic, but stuck on the GK! 25d --- blacktail; hardy hen also known as calder ranger, a reliable layer. (9) -O-U-B-A-. 40a Either of two sportsmen from Hendon who played cricket for...
Here are today's shaded clues for you - 14a The ----; Geoff McQueen's long-running police television drama [4] 38a U-shaped or circular iron plate nailed to the underside of a horse's hoof [4] 46a...
15a astronomical object such as a nova or supernova (9,4)
e?p?c?ing star
19d having a common rhythm, tune or pattern (2,4) in ?y?l
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