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