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1 British name for a badger used as a form of address in stories (5) 4 Jonathan —, author of A Tale of a Tub and A Modest Proposal (5) 10 See 18 Down 11 Seaside resort in the Vale of Glamorgan south of Cardiff (7) 12 Brass instrument with a U-shaped slide (8) 13 Jacques —, Belgium-born songwriter and performer who died in 1978 (4) 15 Laura —, British tennis player; 2008 Wimbledon girls’ singles title winner (6) 17 and 25 1936 comedy-drama film starring, written and directed by Charlie Chaplin (6,5) 19 Peter —, Best Actor in a Supporting Role Oscar nominee for Murder, Inc (4) 20 Golf match for two pairs in which each player uses his or her own ball (8) 23 The —, 1958 stage play by Brendan Behan (7) 24 Willow tree whose twigs are used for making baskets (5) 25 See 17 Across 26 Major mountain system

of South America (5)

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2 1963 Derby winner ridden by Yves Saint-Martin (5) 3 and 14 1961 Neil Simon Broadway comedy (4,4,4,4) 5 The —, 1928 film starring Lillian Gish and Lars Hanson based on a novel by Dorothy Scarborough (4) 6 Donald —, Scottish character in 1886 Thomas Hardy novel The Mayor of Casterbridge (7) 7 and 22 1982 novel by Sidney Sheldon (6,2,3,4) 8 Series of vertebrae forming the axis of the skeleton (5) 9 1966 novel by Kristin Hunter (3,8) 14 See 3 Down 16 James —, actor who played Doctor Rock in 1986 film drama Salvador (7) 18 and 10 Across Actor who plays DI Fred Thursday in ITV drama series Endeavour (5,5) 21 Term used to describe Japanese animation (5) 22 See 7 Down