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10 A North American predatory canine mammal, related to the wolf (6)

11 Small, short-legged terriers having a white coat with tan and/or black markings (4,8) 12 Skara ---, Neolithic village in Orkney, uncovered by a storm in 1850 (4)

13 Small rodents noted for their ability to hibernate for long periods (7)

14 In cricket, a ball bowled so as to pitch just under or just beyond the bat (6)

15 High-fashion designing

and dressmaking (7)

16 Danish navigator who explored the North Pacific for the Russians in the

18th Century (5,6)

20 --- Wars, epic spacebased science fiction franchise created by George Lucas (4)

21 Don ---, legendary

Australian cricketer whose Test batting average was 99.94 (7)

22 A legislator who sits in the lower house of the French parliament (6)

23 Kamala ---, first female vice president of the

United States (6)

25 Princess of York

born in 1990 (7)

27 Large Eurasian bird with a black plumage and a whitish base to the bill (4)

28 British gold medallist in the heptathlon at the 2000 Olympic Games (6,5) 29 A department within a university or college devoted to a particular branch of knowledge (7)

32 --- drama, play or film set in a particular historical timeframe (6)

35 Province of southern Ireland, consisting of six counties (7)

36 The act of unloading troops, equipment or supplies by parachute (4)

37 In the UK, a senior trial lawyer appointed by the monarch (5,7)

38 To fight against, counter, or

resist strongly (6)

doWN

1 A British government body concerned with commerce and industry (5,2,5)

2 C.S. ---, 20th-Century author known for his

Horatio Hornblower series of novels (8)

3 Leo ---, guitar and amplifier designer famous for his Telecaster and Stratocaster (6)

4 Long narrow inlet of the sea between high steep cliffs, especially in Norway (5)

5 A silvery-white, radioactive, metallic chemical element (8)

6 Another name for parkour, the sport of performing gymnastic manoeuvres on obstacles in urban areas (4,7)

7 A guessing game usually

played by children (1-3) 8 Half-pink and half-yellow

boiled sweet (4,4)

9 The small, sour, blue-black

fruit of the blackthorn (4)

17 To move,

however slightly (5)

18 England footballer of the 1950s who played for his home town club, Bolton Wanderers, for his whole career (3,9)

19 Third wife of Henry VIII and

mother of Edward VI (4,7) 21 Moisten meat during cooking with hot fat and the juices produced (5)

24 Fence, balustrade or barrier consisting of horizontal bars supported by posts (8)

26 Alec ---, English actor who won an Oscar for his role in 1957’s The Bridge On The River Kwai (8)

27 In the US, acts of gathering together livestock, especially cattle, so that they may be branded, counted or sold (8)

30 Vincent ---, French

president 1947-54 (6)

31 A compartment in a stable or shed for confining or feeding a single animal (5) 33 Archaic or poetic name

for Ireland (4)

34 Weedy plant with greenish or reddish flowers and broad leaves (4)