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ACROSS

1. Alfred —, English sculptor best known for his Eros in Piccadilly Circus (7)

4. Region of high latitude almost devoid of trees (6)

7. Writ ordering attendance in court under a penalty (8)

8 and 21 Across. Actress, mistress of Charles II (4,4)

9. Largest island of the Inner Hebrides (4)

11. The tympanic membrane (7)

12. Short-tailed South American rodent (4)

14. Doctor —, Timelord in a longrunning TV series (3)

15. The great white heron, for example (5)

16. Acronym for London’s futures exchange that opened in 1982 (5) 19 and 4 Down. Chinese Communist noted for his “little red book” (3,3-4) 21 See 8

22. A cutting or fore-tooth (7)

23. Sammy —, Chicago Cubs baseball player found to have used an illegal cork-filled bat when it broke during a match in 2003 (4) 25, 27 & 28. Play, by Robert Bolt, based on the life of Sir Thomas More (1,3,3,3,7)

26. Composer of the Carnival overture, The Seasons ballet, etc. (8) 27 & 28. See 25

DOWN

1. South American wild llama (7)

2. Surrey village famous for the military and civilian shooting events held there (6)

3 and 21 Down. Author of I, Claudius (6,6)

4. See 19 Across

5. County town of Kildare (4)

6. Character in Shakespeare’s Measure For Measure who condemns Claudio to death (6)

10. Chinese ceremony of prostration (6)

13. Branch of the Capetian dynasty, members of which occupied the French throne from 1328 to 1589 (6)

17. Variety of domestic pigeon (7)

18. Husband of Sapphira, struck dead for lying “unto God” (7)

19. Mountain heights forming a compact group (6)

20. Time allowed for payment of foreign bills of exchange (6)

21. See 3

24. Site of the Taj Mahal in India (4)