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ALECSTEWARTThe most capped English Test wicket-keeper ABSENTEEISMNon-attendance at school or work (11) SAMUELPEPYSEnglish diarist and naval administrator whose diary includes accounts of the Great Plague and the Fire of London MARKBUTCHERCricketer who captained England once, in a draw with New Zealand in 1999 when Nasser Hussain was injured STUARTBROADCricketer who hit the final ball he faced in Test cricket for 6 and took a wicket with the final ball he bowled in Test cricket CATERPILLARLarva UNDERGROUNDSubterranean UNIVERSALLYAnywhere you go MALIKWILLISFormer Green Bay Packers quarterback who signed with the Miami Dolphins in 2026: 2 wds. INTWOSHAKESHow you got both rattled quickly? DEESCALATEDCleaned kettle spattered with bits of tea and prevented from boiling over (2-9) GRANDPARENTElder fellow carries foreign currency with equal value (11) INDOMITABLEEver supreme, furiously led with ambition (11)