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