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1 Alford-born poet (1864 - 1941) who wrote Hame with (1900) (7,6) 10 Domesticated animals akin to the llamas (7) 11 West African country (about 40,000 sq miles; pop 4.5 million), independent since 1847 (7) 12 Port city in Chile (pop 52,000), close to Concepcion (4) 13 Any small flies of the family Culicidae (5) 14 A type of luncheon-meat made from pork, spices, etc (4) 17 City in the south of the Netherlands (pop about 225,000), founded in 1232 (9) 19 To answer the purpose, or be of use (5) 20 A hereditary tenant of the crown (hist) (5) 22 Gaetano __ (1797 - 1848), Italian composer of operas (9) 24 A small northern constellation, including the bright star Vega (4) 25 At full speed, or exceedingly (5) 27 A fish (Molva) of the cod family (4) 30 Pacific, or tending to create peace (7) 31 Ludovico __ (1474 - 1533), Italian poet who wrote Orlando furioso (7) 32 The date-plum, sometimes called “white ebony” (9,4)

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2 Seaside village in Moray (pop about 1,750), founded in 1865) (7) 3 Condoleezza __ (b 1954), political scientist who was the US Secretary of State (2005 2009) (4) 4 Industrial city in western Germany (pop about 600,000), with a 9th century minster (5) 5 A hormone produced by the pineal gland (9) 6 Type size smaller than nonpareil and larger than pearl (4) 7 Traditional utterances ascribed to Jesus, not in the Gospels (7) 8 Restored fortified tower in Argyll, built around 1540 (6,7) 9 Small town in Ayrshire (pop about 1,500), once a coal-mining centre (13) 15 Small mouselike animal of the Insectivora (5) 16 Unleavened bread, or a wafer of it (5) 18 A hand-book or pocket-companion (4-5) 21 Industrial town in Lanarkshire (pop 37,000), once a handloom weaving centre (7) 23 Seaport city in northern Italy (pop about 200,000), close to the border with Slovenia (7) 26 US state (83,577 sq miles; pop about 1.7 million), nicknamed the Gem State (5) 28 Large African antelopes, also known as wildebeests (4) 29 A cover, awning for a wagon, boat, etc (4)