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11. Actor who starred in the 1934 film adaptation of W Somerset Maugham’s 1915 novel Of Human Bondage and Pygmalion, based on a play by George Bernard Shaw (6) 12. Journalist sent on a mission in 1869 to seek David Livingstone in Africa, where he found him two years later near Lake Tanganyika (7) 13. Scandinavian sea pirate and trader from the eighth to the mid-11th century, such as Eric Bloodaxe (6) 14. Mother of the title character in Shakespeare’s play Coriolanus (8) 15. Bag traditionally used for carrying school books (7) 16. One of the three gaseous elements discovered by Sir William Ramsay and Morris Travers in 1898 (4) 17. Stage name of the Academy Awardwinning actor whose films include Stagecoach, The Searchers, The Quiet Man and True Grit (5) 19. Long-legged species of bird worshipped by ancient Egyptians (4) 20. In anthropology, a subgroup of a tribe; also, in geology, a narrow stratum of coal or rock (4) 21. English name of a city situated on the confluence of the Rhône and Saône rivers which is known as the French capital of gastronomy (5) 24. Branch of a tree; also each half of an archery bow (4) 26. Ancient Greek wrestling school at both Olympia and Delphi (9) 29. One of the three mythological Greek Furies, or Erinyes (6) 31. Our − Friend; the last novel completed by Charles Dickens (6) 32. Actor whose films include Alfie, The Italian Job and Educating Rita (5) 33. Unit of measurement for ionising radiation, named after the German physicist who discovered X-rays (8) 34. A narrow loaf of French bread; a diamond cut in a rectangular shape; or a type of purse with a short shoulder strap (8) 36. Goalkeeper noted for his part in the 4-2 victory over West Germany in the 1966 World Cup final and what became known as the “save of the century” in the 1970 World Cup (5)
37. A material used in cloisonné (6) 39. Crop-cutting tool (6)
40.−- upon-Avon; market town in Warwickshire, UK, birthplace of England’s national poet (9)
42. English actress who starred in Oh! What a Lovely War, They Shoot Horses, Don’t They? and Images (4)
43. Mildly-spiced curry often made with ingredients such as coconut milk, yogurt, cashews or almonds (5)
45. German baroque composer, who wrote Brandenburg Concertos and The
Well-Tempered Clavier (4) 47. Swiss hotelier and business partner of French chef Auguste Escoffier (4) 48. Japanese dish based on raw fish, vinegared rice and seaweed (5) 52. Nickname of Hablot Knight Browne, noted for his illustrations in many novels by Charles Dickens (4) 53. Variety of sauce manufactured by the HJ Heinz Company (7) 55. One of eight children or animals born at one birth (8) 57. In grammar, a word used to express more than one (6) 58. Edible mollusc traditionally served cooked in its fan-shaped shell or in a small dish of the same name (7) 59. − plating; decorative finish applied to some motor vehicles (6) DOWN 1. Known as the “sport of kings”, a game on horseback played in a series of chukkas (4) 2. Planet named after the Roman deity of agriculture (6) 3. City in southern Turkey in a province of the same name (5) 4. City founded as Byzantium and later called Constantinople (8) 5. French commune situated east of Marseille famous for its cliffs (6) 6. Term for a deflated tyre (4) 7. Fire-breathing creature, husband of Echidna (6) 8. In architecture, a style of rounded convex moulding (5)
9. Informal term for a coffee drink made with low-fat milk (6)
10. Marie −; queen who, like her husband Louis XVI, was guillotined during the French Revolution (10) 18. French word meaning farewell (5) 20. Variety of squash commonly used to make soup or oven-roasted (9)
22. Don’t Sit Under the − (With Anyone Else
but Me); song that was popularised by Glenn Miller and the Andrews Sisters (5,4) 23. Archipelago of ten islands with the capital Praia (4,5) 25. Term for the characteristic aroma of perfume (7) 27. The capital of Scotland (9) 28. English poet who wrote Some of Me Poems and Songs and Thoughts of a
Late-Night Knitter (5) 30. Section of a river where the tide meets the stream (7) 32. Salad plant in the cabbage family used to garnish egg sandwiches (5) 35. Person who collects teddy bears (10)
38. Planet −; natural history series narrated by David Attenborough (5) 41. Study of correct pronunciation (8) 44. Austrian composer of over 600 works including The Magic Flute (6)
46. The −; 2011 Academy Award-winning black-and-white silent film (6) 47. Variety of ice cream with fruit syrup running through it (6) 49. Official responsible for arbitrating a cricket match (6) 50. Composed of the cranium and the mandible, the structure enclosing the encephalon (5) 51. Night-scented −; common name of a fragrant flowering plant, Matthiola (5) 54. Actor who featured in the Nescafé Gold Blend TV adverts and later in
Buffy the Vampire Slayer (4) 56. A television production award (4)