FACTFINDER’S CROSSWORD

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3 and 34 A venomous American and Far Eastern spider (5,5) 8 A film director, especially the creator of a particular genre (6) 9 Isaac __ (1920 92), Russian-born US science fiction writer (6) 10 Crofting area in the north-west Highlands (6) 11 Saint __ (c634 - 687), Dunbar-born priest who was prior of Lindisfarne (8) 12 and 29 A small South American monkey (3-3) 13 A young hooligan or thug in South Africa (6) 14 Clay ovens used in Indian cooking (8) 17 The __ , a novel by A J Cronin (1937) (7) 19 Shakespearean term for to turn aside (7) 23 The ancient literary language of India (8) 27 Ferry port in northern France (pop about 35,000) (6) 29 See 12 across 30 The windpipe, especially of an animal (8) 31 A race in winter sports, especially a downhill ski-run (6) 32 A dance or dance-tune in slow waltz time (6) 33 An American wild cat like a small leopard (6) 34 See 3 across

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1 External appearances (6) 2 Jomo __ (c1891 - 1978), president of Kenya (1964 - 78) (8) 3 A partition to control ventilation in a mine (8) 4 Wading birds with long curved bills (7) 5 A long-sleeved Persian or Turkish garment (6) 6 City in northern Spain (pop about 350,000), founded in the early 14th century (6) 7 A large open car with a folding top (6) 13 Very thin rolled Mexican pancakes with a meat filling (5) 15 and 18 A small east African antelope (3-3) 16 An upright stone slab or tablet (5) 18 See 15 down 20 An exhibition subordinate to a larger one (4-4) 21 Konrad __ (1876 - 1967), Chancellor of West Germany (1949 - 63) (8) 22 Put money, for example, into circulation (7) 24 A square stone used in building or facing a wall (6) 25 An ancient Greek coin (6) 26 A tool used for cutting along the grain (3-3) 28 The larger of the two moons of Mars (6)