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CATAMARANA yacht or other boat with twin hulls CORNSALSAMix with kernels ALONETIMEChance to recharge one's social battery 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 ESCARTISTMagician in a straitjacket and handcuffs, maybe COMMONERAModern dating phrase THEARTIST2011 French film that won a Best Picture Oscar ALTENDINGPost-credits scene, perhaps TOTHESIDEWhere a wallflower often stands BOOKVALUEAccounting calculation STRAIGHTAKind of student TEDDANSONActor best known for playing Sam Malone in the US sitcom Cheers NEWSNIGHTBBC current affairs programme launched in 1980