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6 Siren in German legend said to lure boatmen to destruction from her rock at the edge of the Rhine ( 7)

7, 9 and 10 US poet who authored the 1836 essay Nature ( 5,5,7) 9 See 7

10 See 7

12 Best Supporting Actress Oscar nominee for The Age Of Innocence ( 6,5)

14 1938 play by Dodie Smith ( 4,7) 18 The ---, character played by Jim Carrey in the film Batman Forever ( 7)

19 ‘ The ---’, 1869 novel by Fyodor Dostoevsky ( 5)

21 and 22 US civil rights activist who mounted presidential campaigns in 1984 and 1988 ( 5,7) 22 See 21

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1 See 3 2 Japanese city that houses Tohoku University ( 6) 3 and 1 1948 US Open golf champion ( 3,5) 4 US photographer born Emmanuel Rudnitsky ( 3,3)

5 WA, English clergyman renowned for his transposition of the initial consonants of a pair of words in a sentence ( 7)

8 John, 18th- century designer of a famous Eddystone lighthouse ( 7) 11 Mark, South Africa Test cricketer who scored 122 n. o. against West Indies at Cape Town in 2004 ( 7) 13 The point in its orbit around the earth when the moon is nearest the earth ( 7)

15 Plant such as Raphanus sativus whose root is eaten raw in salads ( 6)

16 John, author of the 2000 novel Gertrude and Claudius ( 6) 17 Metalloid element used in hardening steel whose symbol is B ( 5)

20 1983 novel by Bernard MacLaverty ( 3)