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1 Independen­t sovereign Papal state which forms an enclave in Rome (7,4)

9 See 20.

10 Jacques, French composer of the operetta La Belle Hélène (9)

11 The territory of a duke or

duchess (5)

13 Ireland is poetically referred to

as the --- Isle (7)

14 Roman poet and satirist whose works include the Ars Poetica (6)

16 Ivan, 1972 world speedway

champion (6)

18 Large marine decapod crustacean of the genus Homarus (7)

19 Freshwater fish of the family

Percidae (5)

20 & 9 Plant of the genus Colocasia of tropical Asia and Polynesia grown for its edible tubers (9,3)

21 Teleost fish with a long

snakelike body (3)

22 1995 Australian Open men’s

singles tennis champion (5,6)

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2 Scottish port on the Firth of

Clyde (3)

3 James, American director/ producer whose films include A Room With a View (5)

4 --- the Great, King of England

871-899 A.D. (6)

5 The basic SI unit of luminous

intensity (7)

6 1805 naval battle in which the English under Nelson defeated the French and Spanish (9)

7 Best Supporting Actress Oscar-winner for the film Separate Tables (5,6)

8 1989 novel by Stephen King

(3,4,4)

12 Sea which forms part of the Atlantic Ocean between the West Indies and Central and South America (9)

15 ‘The --- in the Rye’, novel by

J.D. Salinger (7)

17 Miss Lee, singer known as

‘Little Miss Dynamite’ (6)

19 Spaghetti or tortellini, for

example (5)

21 Ernie, 1994 U.S. Open golf

champion (3)

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