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1 Cutting tool (3) 2 Newspaper boss (6) 3 Offend (6) 4 Reflected light (6) 5 Derisive (8) 6 Alcoholic appetiser (8) 8 Ensnare or enmesh (8) 9 Unfounded (8) 12 Second of two (6) 13 Detain during wartime (6) 14 Baby’s toy (6) 19 Sound of annoyance (3) Down: - 1 Winner. 2 Tingle. 3 Recoil. 4 Idiom. 5 Tank top. 6 Loiters. 11 Orinoco. 12 Dungeon. 13 Take to. 14 Medico. 15 Treaty. 17 Reset. Across: - 1 Criminal record. 10 White knight. 11 Tow. 12 Tube. 13 Demoralise. 15 Newscast. 16 Geneva. 19 Devoid. 21 Strumpet. 24 Innovation. 25 Gold. 27 Egg. 28 Belligerent. 29 Large intestine. Down: - 2 Rainbow. 3 Meet. 4 Nonsense. 5 Legion. 6 Extraneous. 7 Outside. 8 Dowse. 9 Two-toned. 14 Achievable. 17 Antidote. 18 At no time. 20 Vinegar. 22 Protein. 23 Stolen. 24 Ideal. 26 Pelt. ACROSS 1 1998 film directed by and starring Warren Beatty (8) 5 Vladimir, 1956 Olympic men’s 5,000m and 10,000m champion (4) 9 Pauline, film critic whose volumes include Taking It All In and Deeper Into Movies (4) 10 Thick hard shield that covers the body of crabs and tortoises (8) 11 and 21 Author of the novels From Here to Eternity and The Thin Red Line (5,5) 12 Sir Thomas, British aircraft designer who was the chairman of the Hawker Siddeley Group from 1935-63 (7) 13 Margaret Atwood novel featuring the characters Nate, Elizabeth and Lesje (4,6,3) 18 Dan, 1955 Best Actor in a Leading Role Oscar nominee for The Adventures of Robinson Crusoe (8) 19 Graeme, 2006 World Professional Snooker Champion (4) 20 A son of Poseidon and Gaia in Greek mythology noted for his strength (7) 21 See 11 22 “The ...”, Rob Sitch film starring Sam Neill as Cliff Buxton (4) 23 Atoll in the W Pacific Ocean taken by the US from Japan in 1944 that later became a testing ground for atomic weapons (8) DOWN 2 River in E Peru that flows into the River Marañon above Iquitos (7) 3 North American freshwater perch-like fish that is the state fish of Minnesota (7) 4 Antoine Fuqua film starring Bruce Willis and Monica Bellucci (5,2,3,3) 6 Silvery-white metallic element whose symbol is U (7) 7 and 8 Prime Minister of Canada elected in 2006 (7,6) 8 See 7 13 Jules, French acrobat after whom a tight-fitting garment is named (7) 14 Carlos, Mexican novelist whose works include Christopher Unborn and The Eagle’s Throne (7) 15 Nazi concentration camp north of Hanover, Germany (6) 16 In American football, the area behind the goals that the ball must cross for a touchdown to be awarded (3,4) 17 Style of design and interior decoration in the 1920s and 1930s in Europe and the US (3,4) Across: - 1 Micronesia. 7 Algol. 8 Roswell. 10 Shagreen. 11 Burn. 13 Vivian. 15 Benesh. 17 Tarn. 18 Quo Vadis. 21 Smetana. 22 Lange. 23 Breastbone. Down: - 1 Magma. 2 Celeriac. 3 Oerter. 4 Elsa. 5 Ice Cube. 6 Cassavetes. 9 Lanchester. 12 Benvolio. 14 Vermeer. 16 Durant. 19 Donne. 20 Tara.