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Across | 1 | | In ancient Greece, the chief city
of Boeotia, destroyed by Alexander
the Great in 336 BC (6) |
| 5 | | A former British colony in the
Windward Islands of the Caribbean,
capital Roseau (8) |
| 9 | | Lead singer of the grunge rock
band Nirvana (4,6) |
| 10 | | A small cake of unleavened Indian
bread, deep-fried and served hot (4) |
| 11 | | Chris ___ , politician who became
Secretary of State for Transport
in July 2016 (8) |
| 12 | | Marie ___ , fashion model who
married photographer David Bailey
in 1975 (6) |
| 13 | | The husband of Emilia in
Shakespeare's play Othello (4) |
| 15 | | A lively jig-like dance for one
couple (8) |
| 18 | | Amerigo ___ , Italian navigator
who explored the South American
coast, thus establishing the New
World (8) |
| 19 | | French term meaning "at the
home of" (4) |
| 21 | | A wild, sociable dog-like
carnivore which feeds on the kill
of other animals (6) |
| 23 | | Max ___ , editor of the Evening
Standard from 1996 to 2002 (8) |
| 25 | | Edible starchy tuberous root of
plants, especially taro (4) |
| 26 | | An RAF officer of equivalent rank
to a vice-admiral or a lieutenant-
general (3-7) |
| 27 | | Part of a church at right angles
to the nave (8) |
| 28 | | Hebrew prophet of the
Old Testament who was given divine
protection when thrown into a den
of lions (6) |
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Down | 2 | | Rutger ___ , Dutch actor who
played Roy Batty in the 1982 film
Blade Runner (5) |
| 3 | | Animated cartoon character of a
1920s flapper, created by Max
Fleischer (5,4) |
| 4 | | A concave moulding, especially at
the base of an Ionic column (6) |
| 5 | | Belgian-born jazz guitarist who
formed the Quintette du Hot Club
de France with violinist Stephane
Grappelli in 1934 (6,9) |
| 6 | | A hard, compact sheep's cheese made in the fertile plateau region of central Spain (8) |
| 7 | | Asian country which was the world's last Hindu monarchy until becoming republic in 2008 (5) |
| 8 | | A hormone produced by the adrenal
cortex, used in the treatment of
arthritis, allergies, skin
disease, etc (9) |
| 14 | | Jean ___ , actress who played
Auntie Wainwright in the TV sitcom
Last of the Summer Wine (9) |
| 16 | | Emily ___ , reclusive nineteenth-
century American poet whose
posthumous collections include
Bolts of Melody (9) |
| 17 | | Especially in botany and zoology,
pointed, prickly, having a sting (8) |
| 20 | | In Norse mythology, the heavenly
abode of the twelve gods and
twenty-six goddesses, and of
heroes slain in battle (6) |
| 22 | | The standard monetary unit of
Estonia (5) |
| 24 | | An open space in a wooded area (5) |
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