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1 and 5 Down Waiting area or lounge for performers when not on stage (5,4) Cape —, promontory at the NW extremity of mainland Scotland (5) John —, first director-general of the BBC (5) Island in the Pacific also known as Iwo To; scene of prolonged fighting between Japan and the US in World War II (3,4) Large snake of tropical America that kills its prey by constriction (8) and 2 Down Spain and Napoli goalkeeper at Liverpool from 2005-14 (4,5) Lou —, US baseball star who played in 2,130 consecutive games from 1925-39 (6) J Sheridan —, author of 1872 story collection In a Glass Darkly (2,4) Howard —, US actor who played Dr Jules Meecham in 1978 comedy-drama film A Wedding (4) Town in southeastern New York on the east bank of the Hudson River (8) Creator of Winnie-the-Pooh (1,1,5) Department of SE France whose capital is Grenoble (5) 25 and 8 Down UK title of a 2016 animated film starring the voice talent of Jason Sudeikis and Josh Gad (5,5) 1845 novel by Benjamin Disraeli subtitled The Two Nations (5) DOWN 2 See 13 Across 3 Federal republic in NE Africa whose capital is Addis Ababa (8) See 1 Across Section of Manhattan, New York City, whose name derives from the phrase ‘Triangle Below Canal St’ (7) The —, 1894 novella by Arthur Machen (5,3,3) See 25 Across Actress who played Kathryn Janeway in US television series Star Trek: Voyager (4,7) and 16 Best Actress in a Leading Role Oscar nominee for Transamerica (8,7) See 14 Down City in NE Netherlands; capital of the province of Drenthe (5) Ancient British tribe that rebelled against the Romans under Queen Boudicca (5) 22 In music, a performance of a melodic interval of two or more notes in a part (4) 26 5 6 7

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