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Large sea mammal such as the sperm — or blue — (5) Edward —, composer of 1900 oratorio The Dream of Gerontius (5) Fourth month of the year (5) The —, 1997 film drama written, directed by and starring Robert Duvall (7) Archipelago in the Caribbean consisting of the Greater — and Lesser — (8) Legendary creature also called an abominable snowman (4) One-sixtieth of a minute (6) Genus comprising the Australian desert-living lizard known as the thorny devil (6) Unit of area equal to 4,840 square yards (4) King of Argos in Greek legend whose children included Deipyle and Aegialeus (8) Dwelling place of the blessed after death in Greek mythology (7) Tourist island of the Balearics in the Mediterranean (5) Rugby league team; 1971 Challenge Cup Final winners (5) 26 and 8 Down Best Actress in a Supporting Role Oscar winner for Airport (5,5) 1 4 10 11 12

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Damien —, artist whose statue Verity stands at the entrance to Ilfracombe harbour, Devon (5) 2017 romcom-musical starring Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone (2,2,4) 2016 film drama starring Dev Patel and Rooney Mara (4) Style of design and interior decoration in Europe and the US in the 1920s and 1930s (3,4) Those territories of central Italy held by the Catholic Church between the middle of the 8th century and 1870 (5,6) See 26 Across 2017 novel by Gerald Seymour (8,3) 1975 ballet by George Balanchine set to music by Maurice Ravel (8) Thomas —, historian and critic who married Jane Baillie Welsh in 1826 (7) Maud —, actress who played the title role in 1983 action film Octopussy (5) European finch with a brown streaked plumage (5) 22 2016 animated film starring the voice talent of Matthew McConaughey and Reese Witherspoon (4) 5 6 7 8 9

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