Puzzle 12

Loathes.

__ Knight; singer known as the Empress of Soul.

Pointed wooden object makes holes for sowing seeds.

__ ringed seal; rarest species of pinniped.

Grant formal approval to a bill or treaty.

Religion of choc-makers Fry, Cadbury, Rowntree.

The __ Dodger, Oliver Twist's chum.

CEO of McDonald's UK since 2015: Paul __.

Climb down a rock face using a rope.

US private plane manufacturer, makes the Skyhawk.

Landed __; country estate owners.

Velvet ballgown fabric with burned out patches.

__ with the same brush; judged on others' actions.

Alternative name for a bush baby.

Liquefied by heat, as lava.

Carla __, Olivia Crain in Haunting of Hill House.

Misfolded proteins responsible for some diseases.

A card game; also a place to play other card games.