I was bamboozled by the NW corner and had to resort to an email friend (in this case, PeterB) largely because I fell into the trap of RUMBA for our Cuban dance at 13A which was inevitable given RU??A. As per usual, Azed’s wordplay is prescriptive thus leading more or less to the answer – however unfamliar and surprising it might be (OK except for RUEDA). The things to note in this puzzle are the use of A for “one”, ‘T for “it” and ‘S for “has”.

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