Ayrshire Post

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ACROSS

1 British golfer; 2010 Hassan II Golf Trophy tournament winner (4,6) 8 1990-2000 Nottingham Forest FC midfielder; Burnley assistant manager since 2012 (3,4) 9 and 14 2008 film drama starring Will Smith and Rosario Dawson (5,6) 10 Sword similar to the foil but with a larger guard (4) 11 Highest adult male voice (4) 12 2011 animated film starring the voice talent of Jesse Eisenberg and Anne Hathaway (3) 14 See 9 Across

15 Heroine of William Shakespear­e play The Merchant of Venice (6) 18 and 22 Down Best Actor in a Supporting Role Oscar nominee for Cross Creek (3,4) 20 Republic on the Persian Gulf; capital Baghdad (4) 21 1816 novel by Jane Austen (4) 23 Katharine Lee —, poet who authored the words to anthem America the Beautiful (5)

24 1981 film thriller starring John Travolta and Nancy Allen (4,3) 25 Comedienne and actress who played the title role in BBC TV sitcom The Vicar of Dibley (4,6)

DOWN

1 Form of verse, originally French, in which lines are repeated at regular intervals (7) 2 and 19 1946 Wimbledon men’s singles tennis championsh­ip winner (4,5)

3 A A —, South Africa Test cricketer who took 8-71 against Zimbabwe in Harare in 1995 (6) 4 1964-76 BBC TV children’s programme presented by

Pat Keysell and Tony Hart (6,2) 5 Young eel (5) 6 US actress who played Julia McCullough in 2006 film drama The Prestige (5,6) 7 Seaport in northern Chile in the Atacama Desert region (11) 13 2000-07 Brazil midfielder and defender; 2002 FIFA World Cup Final winner (8) 16 Best Actor in a Supporting Role Oscar nominee for Rob Roy (3,4) 17 Anthony —, Chancellor of the Exchequer from 1970-74 (6)

19 See 2 Down

22 See 18 Across

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