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Across
1 A group of people forming a minority within a larger body (7) 5 The alleged ability to foresee the future (6,5) 10 Greek epic poem describing the siege of Troy, attributed to Homer (5) 11 Curly-haired dogs with varieties of different sizes, originally bred to hunt waterfowl (7) 13 --- Temple, one of the four legal societies in London that together form the Inns of Court (5) 14 --- Millions, 1902 comedic novel by George Barr McCutcheon, adapted for a play and numerous films (9) 15 Central London railway terminus on Euston Road (2,7) 16 See 29 17 Edward --- ---, 19th-Century British novelist, dramatist and politician (6-6) 20 Small mouthfuls of liquid (4) 21 Keyed woodwind instruments with cylindrical bores and single reeds (9) 22 A flexible pipe, for conveying a liquid or gas (4) 26 Round metal discs with a sharp edge, used for cutting wood (8,4) 27 Small houses or shelters, usually made of wood or metal (4) 29 and 16 1814 Jane Austen novel in which the protagonist is Fanny Price (9,4) 31 A red grape grown in Italy (9) 33 A former French unit of money of account, discontinued in 1794 (5) 34 The wearing away of rocks and other deposits on the Earth’s surface by the action of water, ice or wind (7) 35 A cylinder containing compressed air attached to a breathing apparatus (5) 36 Trying out a car for a limited period in order to assess its capabilities (4-7) 37 An enzyme that hydrolyses starch and glycogen to simple sugars; present in saliva (7)
Down
1 Douglas ---, American actor known for swashbuckling roles in silent films including Robin Hood and The Mark Of Zorro (9) 2 --- And Punishment, novel by Fyodor Dostoevsky (5) 3 Organised economic activity concerned with manufacture, extraction and processing of raw materials, or construction (8) 4 A son of one’s sister or brother (6) 5 A regiment of the British Army that dates back to 1642 (5,6) 6 Male horses or ponies under the age of four (5) 7 Small woods or copses (8) 8 Cohorts of people of approximately the same age (11) 9 Causes something to operate (5,2) 12 --- Tables, collective name of two one-act plays by Terence Rattigan (8) 16 Bladed tools used for opening sealed envelopes (5,6) 18 The activity of standing on, or moving along, the top of an aeroplane in flight (4,7) 19 Anthony ---, politician who became Prime Minister of Australia in May 2022 (8) 23 The systemic use of spies to obtain secret information (9) 24 In baseball and cricket, the part of the playing area furthest from the batting pitch (8) 25 The second-largest of the Channel Islands (8) 26Legendary English town where King Arthur’s palace and court were situated (7) 28 --- Wakeley, British fashion designer who dressed Princess Diana (6) 30 A long loincloth traditionally worn by men in India (5) 32 An invigorating type of bath that originated in Finland (5)