CONTRALTO

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