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ACROSS 4 Former kingdom that comprised most of modern Spain (7) 8 FR, British literary critic whose volumes include The Common Pursuit and New Bearings in English Poetry (6) 9 Dick, 1968 Olympic men’s high jump champion (7) 10 In fencing, an acknowledgement that a scoring hit has been made (6) 11 River that flows to the Euphrates to form the Shatt-al-Arab delta (6) 12 Volcano in central Ecuador (8) 18 In Canada and the US, the number represented as one followed by twelve zeros (8) 20 One of the three gorgons in Greek mythology (6) 21 The part of a firearm behind the barrel or bore (6) 22 Charles, French social reformer born in 1772 who advocated a reorganisation of society into self-sufficient units (7) 23 Third sign of the zodiac (6) 24 Lester Bowles, winner of the 1957 Nobel Peace Prize (7) DOWN 1 Glacier in Switzerland that is the largest in Europe (7) 2 “The …”, Robert Rodriguez film starring Jordana Brewster as Delilah Profitt (7) 3 Chesspiece that can only move diagonally (6) 5 Giacomo, world 500cc motorcycling champion 1966-72 (8) 6 Island NE of Trinidad whose chief town is Scarborough (6) 7 Philip, author of the verse collection The Whitsun Weddings (6) 13 1998 novel by Kathy Lette (5,3) 14 Beethoven opera that was originally produced under the title Leonore (7) 15 City in California that is the site of Disneyland (7) 16 Donkey in stories by AA Milne (6) 17 … Bell was an early pseudonym of the writer Charlotte Brontë (6) 19 Alan Jay, US songwriter who collaborated with Frederick Loewe on the show Camelot (6)