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ACROSS

1 Form of silica with the varieties chrysoprase and agate ( 10)

7 Beverage made by mixing water with fermented honey ( 4)

8 1921 Robert Bridges poem that begins: ‘ I saw it all …’ ( 4,4)

9 African country that has Conakry as its largest city ( 6)

10 Croatian peninsula on which are the coastal towns of Umag and Rabac ( 6) 11 Primary source of religious

law in Judaism ( 6)

13 Former measure equal to one- eighth of a fluid ounce ( 6)

15 Hungarian name for the

Hungarian language ( 6) 18 Area such as Karakum or

Atacama ( 6)

20 Westland aircraft in operation from 1936 until 1946 ( 8)

21 Flat- bottomed barge once used to carry cargo around the Great Lakes ( 4) 22 Athenian sculptor of the 4th century BC statue Aphrodite of Knidos ( 10)

DOWN

1 Metrical pause in a verse

where two phrases join ( 7) 2 Maiden name of Shakespeare’s mother Mary ( 5)

3 US composer who wrote the music for the 1939 film Of Mice and Men ( 7)

4 Sarong- like garment worn by

male Hindus ( 5) 5 Inflammable liquid distilled

from coal- tar ( 7)

6 German supermarket chain

established in 1913 ( 4) 12 Highest- priced Monopoly

property square ( 7)

13 Co- founder, with d’Alembert, of the 18th century Encyclopédie ( 7) 14 Department store opened in

London in 1849 ( 7) 16 Désirée/ Pink Fir Apple potato cross, named after Lady Sainsbury ( 4)

17 UK bathroom products company founded in 1908 ( 5)

19 Agave fibre used for making

strong rope ( 5)