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ACROSS
1 The art of decorating a surface with shapes or illustrations cut from paper, card, etc (9)
5 Large, powerful, short-haired dogs (8)
9 To delete or erase; blot out, obliterate (7)
10 A filmed audition of a prospective actor to assess suitability (6,4)
11 _ cord, the long flexible tube connecting an unborn baby with the placenta (9)
12 A wickerwork trap for catching lobsters, etc (5)
13 In the first book of the Old Testament, the first son of Adam and Eve (4)
15 Solid carbon dioxide, used as a refrigerant and to create smoke in stage shows (3,3)
17 A drain or covered channel that crosses under a road, railway, etc (7)
19 Hallways or passages connecting parts of a building (9)
21 A person who accepts bets as an occupation, especially on horseraces (9)
22 The place where one registers arrival at an airport, etc (5-2)
23 Indira _, Prime Minister of India 1966-77 & 1980-84 (6) 25 Knife _, a critical point in the development of a situation, process of making a decision, etc (4)
26 (Of animals and plants) existing in a wild or uncultivated state (5)
27 A plant with large, lily-like reddish or white flowers; also called the belladonna lily (9) 31 The organised dissemination of information to assist or damage the cause of a government or movement (10) 32 A narrow, flat-bottomed boat traditionally used on the canals of Venice (7)
33 A detested person or thing (8) 34 Dorothy _, African-american performer nominated for the Best Actress Oscar in 1954 (9)
DOWN
1 A tier of seats in a theatre, usually the first gallery above the ground floor (5,6)
2 In golf, the holes or metal containers in the holes on the greens (4)
3 A smooth, medium-length hairstyle with the ends of the hair curled under and a long fringe (7)
4 As part of a set; forming a unit (2,5)
5 The lead female role in the musical West Side Story (5)
6 Port in Egypt at the southern end of a major sea-level canal (4)
7 People who act as gobetweens or agents between parties (14)
8 Steve _, the first person to fly solo nonstop around the world in a balloon and in a fixed-wing aircraft (7)
11 Sweep _ _ _, to conceal something, especially a problem, in the hope it will be overlooked by others (5,3,6)
14 A group of animals of one kind, especially sheep or birds (5)
16 Opera in four acts by Georges Bizet, featuring the Habanera and the Toreador Song (6)
17 Roof or ceiling in the form of a dome (6)
18 Vessels such as bowls and pots made of baked clay (11)
20 The male of any duck (5)
22 In the military, a badge or insignia consisting of one or more V-shaped stripes (7)
23 A wreath or festoon of flowers, leaves, etc, worn round the head or neck or hung up (7)
24 The thick muscle forming the rounded contour of the outer edge of the shoulder (7)
28 In the Old Testament, the miraculous food which sustained the Israelites in the wilderness (Exodus 16:14-36) (5)
29 In folklore, a giant who eats human flesh(4)
30 European plant, the leaves of which yield a blue dye (4)