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NEWSNIGHTBBC current affairs programme launched in 1980 BOOKVALUEAccounting calculation TOTHESIDEWhere a wallflower often stands STRAIGHTAKind of student THEARTIST2011 French film that won a Best Picture Oscar COMMONERAModern dating phrase TEDDANSONActor best known for playing Sam Malone in the US sitcom Cheers CORNSALSAMix with kernels CATAMARANA yacht or other boat with twin hulls ALONETIMEChance to recharge one's social battery RICKSTEINEnglish celebrity chef who opened his first seafood restaurant in Padstow in 1975 ALTENDINGPost-credits scene, perhaps ESCARTISTMagician in a straitjacket and handcuffs, maybe MARGARITACocktail of tequila, lemon or lime juice, and an orange-flavoured liqueur