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4 In Roman mythology, the god of wine (7)

8 In Greek mythology, a king of Thrace who arrived in the tenth year of the Trojan War to aid Troy (6)

9 Warm dry wind of the Rocky Mountains also called the snow eater (7)

10 “I Am a ---”, play by John van Druten on which the musical Cabaret was based (6)

11 Pierre Auguste, French impressionist painter who died in 1919 (6)

12 Small South American monkey of the genus

Callithrix (8)

18 Capital of Jamaica (8)

20 Third sign of the zodiac (6)

21 --- Green, village in Scotland associated with runaway marriages (6)

22 Disease of sheep and cattle occasionally transmitted to humans (7)

23 Derek, actor who appeared in the title role of the TV drama I, Claudius (6)

24 North American plant cultivated for its red, pink or purple flowers named after explorer William Clark (7)

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1 Former monetary unit of Greece (7)

2 European Kingdom whose

capital is Copenhagen (7)

3 Book size resulting from folding a sheet of paper into eight pages or four leaves (6)

5 Mike, England cricket

captain (8)

6 Adjective relating to the

dog (6)

7 Imaginary island in a book by

Sir Thomas More (6)

13 Japanese dish consisting of thinly sliced meat, vegetables and seasoning (8)

14 Man’s felt hat with a broad

brim and high crown (7)

15 Province of Canada whose

capital is Toronto (7)

16 Yellow-flowered plant whose seeds and feathery leaves are used to flavour food (6)

17 Eddie, American singer married to Debbie Reynolds and Elizabeth Taylor among others (6)

19 Edward, British composer who wrote the operetta Merrie England (6)