Puzzle 6

The N in NHK, the Japanese national broadcaster.

Main branches of a tree.

Competitive solvers of Rubik's puzzles.

This creature loves his precious.

Permission for immunity from prosecution.

Charles Osborne did this for 68 years straight.

A little (alcoholic) drink.

Greek goddess of maths, arts, justice.

Catherine Tate's "Am I bothered?" character.

Pleated fabric added to the neckline of garments.

Nancy, from 2019 the US's most senior woman.

Off-the-wall, unusual.

Actor Gary who played Beethoven in a 1994 film.

Pinocchio's cat in 1940 Disney film.

German chemical firm sponsors of Borussia Dortmund.

Large central kingdom in Anglo-Saxon times.

The King's __; film featuring Beethoven's Seventh.

Stork-like tropical wading birds with curved bills.