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1 Romanian mountains (11) 9 Walk‑on actor or extra in a crowd scene (13) 10 Inhabitant of the capital of Greece (8) 12 Actress Ms Blanchett (4) 14 Michael Caine classic remade with Jude Law in 2004 (5) 15 People who built Machu Picchu (5) 19 Dr Frankenste­in’s manservant (4) 20 Veteran BBC correspond­ent (4,4) 22 Egyptian writing (13) 24 Weather system with high barometric pressure at its centre (11)

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2 Serpent which killed Cleopatra (3) 3 1970 Black Sabbath hit (8) 4 33rd American president (6) 5 Flat‑pack retailer (4) 6 Old name for Malawi (9) 7 Organisati­on of oriental tropical nations (inits)(5) 8 ___ Cup, golf trophy (5) 11 ‘Trick or treat’ night (9) 13 Global crime‑fighting agency (8) 16 Followers of Guru Nanak (5) 17 Sea area north of Rockall (6) 18 Gene Hackman and Danny Devito crime thriller (5) 21 Eastern guru (4) 23 Forename shared by actors Holm and Mckellen (3)

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