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Across | 1 | | A long or prominent curl of hair
worn by fashionable men in
Elizabethan and Jacobean times (8) |
| 5 | | In anatomy, of or near the ribs,
or the side of the body (6) |
| 9 | | Originating in Australia, a
strongly flavoured yeast extract
used as a spread, etc (8) |
| 10 | | Ritchie ___ , musician who
recorded a rock and roll version
of the Mexican folk song La
Bamba in 1958 (6) |
| 12 | | 1985 film in which Anjelica Huston
won the Academy Award for Best
Supporting Actress (7,5) |
| 15 | | Charles ___ , motoring pioneer,
the first Briton to die in an
aeroplane crash (5) |
| 16 | | 1976 televised film directed by
Mike Leigh, starring Alison
Steadman as Candice Marie (4,2,3) |
| 18 | | A Brazilian religion combining
African traditions with elements
derived from Christianity (9) |
| 19 | | ___ Heights, a plateau in the
Middle East internationally
recognized as Syrian territory,
occupied by Israel (5) |
| 20 | | Anarchic 1980s TV sitcom featuring
Adrian Edmondson as Vyvyan Basterd (3,5,4) |
| 24 | | The last syllable of a word (6) |
| 25 | | 2009 novel by Colm Toibin,
longlisted for the Man Booker prize (8) |
| 26 | | King of Wessex from 802 to 839,
who defeated Beornwulf of Mercia
at Ellandun (6) |
| 27 | | Well-preserved castle in
Shropshire, built in the late 13th
century by Laurence of Ludlow (8) |
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Down | 1 | | Molten material discharged in a
stream from a volcano or fissure (4) |
| 2 | | First-magnitude star, the
brightest in the constellation Lyra (4) |
| 3 | | A low-alcohol, slightly sparkling,
mainly red, Italian wine (9) |
| 4 | | A range of radio frequencies on
which the public are permitted to
broadcast personal messages, etc (8,4) |
| 6 | | Northern Irish town, source of the
river Strule (5) |
| 7 | | Blues-rock band formed in 1962 in
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, fronted by
Eric Burdon (3,7) |
| 8 | | French grand opera in five acts by
Hector Berlioz, based on Virgil's poem the Aeneid (3,7) |
| 11 | | Novel by Charles Dickens which
includes the characters Arthur
Clennam and Affery Flintwinch (6,6) |
| 13 | | In the French Revolution, one of
the women who enthusiastically
attended public meetings and
executions, whilst knitting (10) |
| 14 | | Creative Director of the BBC from
2004 to 2015 (4,6) |
| 17 | | An alcove by a large open fire, a
chimney-corner (9) |
| 21 | | An ear-shaped shell, especially
the edible Haliotis
tuberculata, common in the
Channel Islands (5) |
| 22 | | ___ fours, baggy knickerbockers or
a knickerbocker suit, especially
worn by golfers (4) |
| 23 | | One of the seven deadly sins,
associated with colour green (4) |
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