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ACROSS 1 City in SW Brazil that is the capital of Mato Grosso do Sul state (5,6) 9 Diving bird of the family Alcidae (3) 10 Short-barrelled pocket pistol of large calibre (9) 11 Musical instrument of India consisting of a pair of drums of variable pitch (5) 13 N, England Test cricketer who hit an innings of 128 against India at Birmingham in 1996 (7) 14 North American coniferous tree, Abies magnifica, used for timber (3,3) 16 A frankfurter, especially one served in a long soft roll (3,3) 18 “The …”, 2005 novel by Michael Connelly (7) 19 Fernand, French painter whose works include 1921’s Woman with a Cat (5) 20 and 22 1979 novel by Frederick Forsyth (3,6,11) 21 Large bronze musical horn found in Danish peat bogs dating to the Bronze Age (3) 22 See 20 DOWN 2 Vessel that Noah built in the Old Testament (3) 3 University city in NE Italy that was important in Roman and Renaissance times (5) 4 A member of a Hindu people living chiefly in Nepal (6) 5 Ludovico, Italian poet famous for his epic Orlando Furioso (7) 6 1996 novel by Edward Bunker (3,3,3) 7 Author of the novels Rob Roy and Waverley (6,5) 8 2001-03 WBA Light Heavyweight champion (5,6) 12 New York-born jazz pianist who led a trio in Paris featuring drummer Kenny Clarke (3,6) 15 Island off the coast of La Rochelle, NW France (3,2,2) 17 Legendary Irish hero and bard of the 3rd Century (6) 19 Franz, Hungarian composer of the 1861 symphony Faust (5) 21 The standard monetary unit of Bulgaria (3)