|
Across | 7 | | Territory known as Van Diemen's Land up to 1856 (8) |
| 9 | | In an insect's body, the central division between the head and abdomen (6) |
| 10 | | North Wales resort at the mouth of
the river Clwyd (4) |
| 11 | | A three-act opera by Giuseppe
Verdi, set to a libretto by
Francesco Maria Piave, and which
premiered in 1853 (2,8) |
| 12 | | In music, a short group of notes
felt to form a unit (6) |
| 14 | | A type of well in which water
rises in a borehole from a basin-
shaped aquifer whose outcrop is at
a higher level (8) |
| 15 | | An edible tuber native to South
America, a nickname for which is
21 Down (6) |
| 17 | | A gem carved in the form of a
beetle, used by the ancient
Egyptians as an amulet, seal, etc (6) |
| 20 | | A sweet Italian liqueur flavoured
with almonds (8) |
| 22 | | David ___ , manager of Leeds
United FC from 1998 to 2002 (6) |
| 23 | | A rough eminence on the thigh bone
to which muscles are attached (10) |
| 24 | | ___ the Obscure, the last
completed novel by Thomas Hardy (4) |
| 25 | | An urban district, especially
poor, inhabited by any racial or
other identifiable group (6) |
| 26 | | A circular fort for coastal
defence, named after a cape in
Corsica (8) |
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Down | 1 | | The cheek and jawbones of a pig,
salted and smoked, usually eaten
cold (4,4) |
| 2 | | ___ Zatopek, Czech long-distance
runner who won three gold medals
at the 1952 Olympic Games (4) |
| 3 | | Taiwanese-born director of the
film Crouching Tiger, Hidden
Dragon (3,3) |
| 4 | | ___ Charter, an Anglo-American
declaration in 1941 comprising
eight common principles to guide a
post-war settlement (8) |
| 5 | | A shop or restaurant in which
meats are cooked by direct heat (10) |
| 6 | | A woman's loose outer gown, popular in 17th- and 18th-century France (6) |
| 8 | | Name of the National Railroad
Passenger Corporation, which
manages passenger rail-travel
between major US cities (6) |
| 13 | | Hard lustrous coal that burns
nearly without flame or smoke,
consisting almost entirely of
carbon (10) |
| 16 | | A plane figure of four angles and
four sides (8) |
| 18 | | Suburb of Southport, Lancashire,
whose golf club is scheduled to
host the 2017 Open Championship (8) |
| 19 | | A Native American or oriental drum
played with the hands (3-3) |
| 21 | | Brian ___ , actor who played
opposite Yootha Joyce in the 1970s
TV sitcom George and Mildred (6) |
| 22 | | A clockwork model of the solar
system (6) |
| 24 | | A light, strong, four-wheel-drive,
military vehicle suitable for
rough terrain (4) |
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