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Crossword no 235

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Dame _______ Hepworth, sculptor (7)Black and white wading bird, emblem of the RSPB (6)Deeside castle owned by the Irvine family for over 650 years (4) Renowned 18th-century highwayman (4,6) A church official who acts as attendant and caretaker (6) A small village just south of Ayr, birthplace of the poet Robert Burns (7) The third largest of the Channel Islands (8) A Scottish dance, resembling the reel, but slower (10) Castle _______, renowned stately home in Yorkshire (6)

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