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| 1 | | In medicine, the presence of one
or more obstructing clots, etc in
the blood vessels (8) |
| 5 | | Protozoan of ever-changing shape (6) |
| 10 | | Yellowish or brownish-yellow spot
on the skin especially of fair-
haired people (7) |
| 11 | | Vehicle manufacturer that launched
the first production sedan car (7) |
| 12 | | Surname of the German painter and
sculptor who invented the
technique of pencil rubbings on
canvas, known as frottage (5) |
| 13 | | World's first university museum (9) |
| 14 | | Cocktail consisting of vodka,
Kahlúa and milk (5,7) |
| 18 | | Singer who duetted with Diana Ross
on the single Endless Love
in 1981 (6,6)
| 21 | | The Little Bear constellation (4,5) |
| 23 | | Diacritical sign used over the
letter n in Spanish to
indicate the sound ny (5)
| 24 | | Black vulcanized rubber (7) |
| 25 | | In an uncertain or intermediate
state (2,5) |
| 26 | | In university slang, a non-
collegiate student (6) |
| 27 | | Winning horse in the 1981 Grand
National, ridden by Bob Champion (8) |
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| 1 | | Surname of the designer of the
building which was the highest in
the world from 1889 to 1930 (6) |
| 2 | | Small, usually scaleless fish,
with comb-like teeth, which inhabit
rocky shores (6) |
| 3 | | Body of water on the Nevada-
California border which contains
Fannette Island (4,5) |
| 4 | | English actor who starred in the
TV series The Men from Shiloh (7,7)
| 6 | | Term given to British mountains
over 3000 feet, named after the
Scottish climber who originally
listed them (5) |
| 7 | | Strong coarse brandy, literally
'water of life' in French (3,2,3) |
| 8 | | Wall built across southern
Scotland to mark the frontier of
the Roman province of Britain (8) |
| 9 | | President of the National Union of
Mineworkers 1981-2002 (6,8) |
| 15 | | Spark, hint, trace (9) |
| 16 | | Surname of the French novelist who
wrote Madame Bovary in 1857 (8)
| 17 | | Hard wheat semolina (8) |
| 19 | | Former pupils or students (6) |
| 20 | | Oil distilled from orange flowers,
reputedly named from its
discoverer, an Italian princess (6) |
| 22 | | Tall cereal grass, also called
Indian corn (5) |
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