JUMBO CROSSWORD
Read down the letters in the shaded squares to spell out an English county (15).
ACROSS
Brought in from abroad (8) Shapes (5) Small, juicy fruits (7) External (5) Not even (9) Item (7) Contaminate (7) Finishing (6) Common word for otalgia (7) Polite word of request (6) letter (9) Brave people (6) Contests (12) Undress (5) __ Starmer, Labour leader (4) Express regret (9) Artist’s workroom (6) Talent (5) Pinafore (5) Units of length (6) Lay the foundations (9) At any time (4) Under (5) Degrees of heat (12) Tolerate (6) Law enforcers (9) Respect highly (6) Comprise (7) Creature (6) Insists (7) Dales (7) Scrutinising (9) Oak-tree fruit (5) Gift (7) Expiring (5) Pharmacists (8)