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Cactus-like leafless African plant (8)

5 In darts, the mark on a floor behind which a player must stand to throw (4)

9 European linden tree Tilia

europaea (4)

10 Saint whose Feast day is February 1, second bishop of Antioch (8)

11 See 19.

12 Very hard yellowish-white

element whose symbol is Ir (7) 13 1876 battle which saw the defeat and killing of General Custer (6,7)

18 Fergus, Irish rugby union flanker who played in all four Tests on the 1974 Lions tour of South Africa (8)

19 & 11 Large Asian snake,

Ophiophagus hannah (4,5)

20 Silvery-white element whose

symbol is Re (7)

21 Tree of the genus Populus whose leaves quiver in the wind (5)

22 Stirling, English racing driver

born in 1929 (4)

23 Island in the West Indies north

of St. Martin (8)

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2 Capital of Libya (7)

3 Male character from French pantomime with a whitened face (7)

4 Best Actress Oscar-winner for

the film Anastasia (6,7)

6 Giorgio de ---, Italian artist born in Greece who influenced the Surrealist movement (7)

7 George, American inventor who produced the Brownie

camera in 1900 (7)

8 London film studio which produced comedies such as The Lavender Hill Mob (6)

13 Period of five years (7)

14 Ben, farceur whose works

include Rookery Nook (7)

15 European republic whose

capital is Riga (6)

16 Katsushika, Japanese artist whose works influenced the impressionists (7)

17 Ruth, author of crime novels such as An Unkindness of Ravens (7)