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A-Z: Answers containing "Phil"

How many of these terms containing the sequence of letters "PHIL" can you guess? There are cryptic clues here and there, to assist.
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Clue
Answer
A
A person who greatly admires England (10 letters)
Anglophile
B
British politician who became Education Secretary in 2024; her name includes a construction for crossing a river, and a child (17)
Bridget Phillipson
C
Offbeat, clearly hip Welsh town which has a cheese named after it (10)
Caerphilly
D
Poor quality genus of fruit flies used in many a genetic study (10)
Drosophila
E
An organism that lives under very severe environmental conditions, such as a hot spring or ice cap (12)
Extremophile
F
One who loves the nation where Strasbourg is located (11)
Francophile
G
Order of centipedes whose name comes from the Greek words for earth and a form/shape (14)
Geophilomorpha
H
A blood disorder, which occurs almost exclusively in males (10/11)
Haemophilia
I
Protein found in the body's system for combating disease (12)
Immunophilin
J
A big fan of the Asian country based on Honshu (11)
Japanophile
K
Mineral whose name begins with the chemical symbols of elements which comprise it, including aluminium, and then a moon of Jupiter (12)
Kaliophilite
L
A family of caddisflies of wetland areas, apparently associated with green citrus fruit, in which there is a northern distribution, a strange idea in the end (13)
Limnephilidae
M
Some unusual organism which grows at a moderate temperature; has the Greek prefix meaning "middle" (9)
Mesophile
N
A biblical race of giants whose name appears after "Fields of the" in the name of a 1980s gothic rock band (8)
Nephilim
O
Connoisseur of wine, initially of European native origin (9)
Oenophile
P
The pursuit of wisdom; a subject associated with Plato and Descartes (10)
Philosophy
Q
The wife and political adviser of Edward III (13)
Queen Philippa
R
A male person of this type, preferring flowing water (10)
Rheophilic
S
A well-known venereal disease (8)
Syphilis
T
A lover of modern inventions and electronic devices (11)
Technophile
U
In the direction towards the top of a rise, away from lower ground (6)
Uphill
V
One interested in the equipment or productions of TV and film, moving images (10)
Videophile
W
Ex-Cowboys coach whose first name means to walk through a river (12)
Wade Phillips
X
A person attracted to that which is foreign (9)
Xenophile
Y
BBC documentary commemorating the early life of the late Duke of Edinburgh (15)
Young Prince Philip
Z
The pre-marriage name of King Charles' niece, Princess Anne's daughter, whose forename is also a clothes shop (12)
Zara Phillips
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