Chambers Online General Knowledge Crossword April 08

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Across

1In medicine, the presence of one or more obstructing clots, etc in the blood vessels (8)
5Protozoan of ever-changing shape (6)
10Yellowish or brownish-yellow spot on the skin especially of fair- haired people (7)
11Vehicle manufacturer that launched the first production sedan car (7)
12Surname of the German painter and sculptor who invented the technique of pencil rubbings on canvas, known as frottage (5)
13World's first university museum (9)
14Cocktail consisting of vodka, Kahlúa and milk (5,7)
18Singer who duetted with Diana Ross on the single Endless Love in 1981 (6,6)
21The Little Bear constellation (4,5)
23Diacritical sign used over the letter n in Spanish to indicate the sound ny (5)
24Black vulcanized rubber (7)
25In an uncertain or intermediate state (2,5)
26In university slang, a non- collegiate student (6)
27Winning horse in the 1981 Grand National, ridden by Bob Champion (8)

Down

1Surname of the designer of the building which was the highest in the world from 1889 to 1930 (6)
2Small, usually scaleless fish, with comb-like teeth, which inhabit rocky shores (6)
3Body of water on the Nevada- California border which contains Fannette Island (4,5)
4English actor who starred in the TV series The Men from Shiloh (7,7)
6Term given to British mountains over 3000 feet, named after the Scottish climber who originally listed them (5)
7Strong coarse brandy, literally 'water of life' in French (3,2,3)
8Wall built across southern Scotland to mark the frontier of the Roman province of Britain (8)
9President of the National Union of Mineworkers 1981-2002 (6,8)
15Spark, hint, trace (9)
16Surname of the French novelist who wrote Madame Bovary in 1857 (8)
17Hard wheat semolina (8)
19Former pupils or students (6)
20Oil distilled from orange flowers, reputedly named from its discoverer, an Italian princess (6)
22Tall cereal grass, also called Indian corn (5)

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