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Across | 1 | | Surname of the leader of rock band
The Boomtown Rats (6) |
| 5 | | Seaside resort in the Isle of
Wight which contains the Chine, a
wooded cleft in the sandstone (8) |
| 9 | | Cream made with crushed almonds,
used in various pastries,
desserts, sweets, etc (10) |
| 10 | | Current running back against the
main stream, so causing a circular
motion in the water (4) |
| 11 | | Species of small curlew whose name
is imitative of its cry (8) |
| 12 | | Suitable for ploughing or crop
production (6) |
| 13 | | Bluish-white metallic element,
atomic number 30 (4) |
| 15 | | Elton John's first UK hit single (4,4) |
| 18 | | Heavy, sweet, usually red, dessert
wine, of Portuguese origin (8) |
| 19 | | In Greek mythology, the god of war (4) |
| 21 | | In slang, a depressant drug (6) |
| 23 | | Raised and made light with a
fermenting agent, such as yeast (8) |
| 25 | | Edible vegetable also known as
gumbo and lady's fingers (4) |
| 26 | | Brownish-coloured bird of prey of
Africa and Asia, Aquila
rapax (5,5) |
| 27 | | Joint sovereignty (8) |
| 28 | | Dish of grated potatoes shaped
into a pancake and fried (6) |
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Down | 2 | | Burrow, especially of a badger or
fox (5) |
| 3 | | US actor who won a Best Supporting
Actor Academy Award for the film
Cocoon, aged 77 (3,6) |
| 4 | | Convent of mendicant religious men
of the Roman Catholic Church, such
as Franciscans, Dominicans (6) |
| 5 | | English entertainer whose 1969
autobiography is entitled Wiv a
Little Bit of Luck (7,8) |
| 6 | | Seed of the betel palm,
traditionally chewed in south Asia
for its intoxicating effects (5-3) |
| 7 | | Zulu folk music resembling jazz (5) |
| 8 | | Dislike of activity, laziness (9) |
| 14 | | Sport in which the Stanley Cup is
contested (3,6) |
| 16 | | In chess, a situation where a
player not actually in check has
no possible legal move, resulting
in a draw (9) |
| 17 | | Type of pulse which has two beats
to one beat of the heart (8) |
| 20 | | Of a garment, cut with the sleeves
in a piece with the rest (6) |
| 22 | | Large South African antelope (5) |
| 24 | | Striking effect, showy splendour (5) |
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