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1. 1.& 3D 1984 novel by Angela Carter
2. 2.Name by which Switzerland-born architect Charles Edouard Jeanneret was known
3. 3.Latin name for Switzerland
4. 4.Julie —, Best Actress in a Leading Role Oscar nominee for Educating Rita
5. 5.Bela —, Hungarian composer of opera Duke Bluebeard's Castle and ballet The Wooden Prince
6. 6.Eva —, 1982 Australian Open women's doubles tennis championship runner-up
7. 7.See 11 Across
8. 8.Capital of Nigeria
9. 9.Bixente —, France 1998 FIFA World Cup Final-winning defender
10. 10.Roman goddess of the hunt and the moon
11. 11.Reg —, boxing journalist; ITV commentator from 1962
12. 12.City in W Russia on the Dnieper River; scene of severe fighting in World War II
13. 13.Small flying insect known to bite
14. 14.Martin —, Astronomer Royal from 1972-82
15. 15.Companion of Falstaff sentenced to hang for looting in William Shakespeare play Henry V
16. 16.Reality television show launched in the UK in 2000 on Channel 4
17. 17.Brightest star in the constellation Orion
18. 18.Former region of Africa that comprised the southern part of Spanish Sahara
19. 19.Alfred —, author of 1896 stage play Ubu Roi
20. 20.& 18D Author of novels Island and Antic Hay
21. 21.Carl Gustav —, Swiss founder of analytical psychology who died in 1961
22. 22.Unit of liquid measure of capacity equal to one eighth of a gallon
23. 23.Name, from 1971-97, of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
24. 24.See 11 Down
25. 25.& 16D French artist whose works include 1776 painting The Bridge
26. 26.W H —, author of poetry collections Homage to Clio and The Shield of Achilles
27. 27.& 5D Group of leaders of the Roman Catholic Church; exclusive electors of the Pope
28. 28.Type of West Indian pop music; a forerunner of reggae
29. 29.Common viper with a zigzag pattern along its back
30. 30.See 6 Down
31. 31.See 1 Down
32. 32.City in Bouches-du-Rhone, France housing a Roman amphitheatre
33. 33.Common —, silvery-grey and white bird nicknamed the sea-swallow
34. 34.Capital of Latvia
35. 35.& 9A Three-volume novel by J R R Tolkien
36. 36.Ancient Egyptian female fertility goddess usually depicted with a cow's horns
37. 37.See 3 Across
38. 38.The -, 1969 novel by Isaac Bashevis Singer
39. 39.Hickory tree of the southern US with edible nuts
40. 40.Genus of plants that includes the primrose
41. 41.The -, 1921 silent comedy-drama film starring, written and directed by Charles Chaplin
42. 42.Largest city in Saxony, Germany whose university was founded in 1409
43. 43.Oil port in SE Iraq; economic capital of the country
44. 44.See 7 Down
45. 45.See 4 Down
46. 46.Heinrich -, winner of the 1972 Nobel Prize in Literature
47. 47.French author of novels Germinal and Therese Raquin
48. 48.& 20D 1951 ballet choreographed by John Cranko
49. 49.Tree of the cashew family whose nuts have an edible green kernel
50. 50.& 22A 2001 novel by Paul Theroux
51. 51.- Islands, group in French Polynesia in the South Pacific including Bora Bora and Tahaa
52. 52.Forrest -, author of novels Uncle Stephen and Young Tom
53. 53.& 21A 1972 Olympic women's balance beam and floor gold medallist
54. 54.Entertainer-actor who played Hobbo Hobdyke in BBC sitcom Last of the Summer Wine
55. 55.Widely distributed large hairy venomous spider
56. 56.Mammal from which pork is obtained
57. 57.Agricultural collective farm in Israel
58. 58.The -, 1965 horror film starring Peter Cushing and Patrick Wymark
59. 59.Ian -, Best Actor in a Supporting Role Oscar nominee for Chariots of Fire
60. 60.See 1 Down
61. 61.The —, 2003 novel by Sabine Durrant
62. 62.ITV detective series that starred Mark McManus in the title role from 1983 until his death in 1994
63. 63.John —, Best Actor in a Leading Role Oscar winner for True Grit
64. 64.Dannie —, author of poetry volumes Running Late and Ask the Bloody Horse
65. 65.Jolanda —, 2002 European Championships 800m gold medallist
66. 66.& 2D 2004 novel by David Mitchell short-listed for the Man Booker Prize
67. 67.— monkey, macaque used extensively in medical research
68. 68.Capital and largest city of Samoa
69. 69.Zsolt —, WBO Light Heavyweight champion from 2004-09
70. 70.Mount —, highest peak in the Sierra Nevada, US
71. 71.1985 volume of short stories by Stephen King
72. 72.& 6D 1986 comedy-drama film starring Kathleen Turner in the title role
73. 73.See 14 Across
74. 74.Angolan political movement co-founded by Antonio da Costa Fernandes and Jonas Savimbi in 1966
75. 75.See 18 Down
76. 76.Nest of a squirrel
77. 77.See 1 Down
78. 78.Prime minister of Singapore from 1959-90
79. 79.Ernie —, South African golfer who won The Open Championship in 2002 and 2012
80. 80.Cricket stroke made with the bat in an almost horizontal position
81. 81.Alexandre —, former France and Clermont Auvergne rugby union flanker
82. 82.Layer of dead skin connecting the eponychium to the nail
83. 83.European finch with a brown streaked plumage
84. 84.& 4D Tall plant similar to cow parsley originally from Southern Russia and Georgia
85. 85.Male in the British Isles holding the highest hereditary title of the nobility
86. 86.Sculpture, painting or drawing of the dead Christ supported by the Virgin Mary
87. 87.&17A 1930 stage play by Agatha Christie
88. 88.1990 Woody Allen film comedy starring Mia Farrow in the title role
89. 89.Alessandro —, Italian Baroque sculptor whose works include the Fuga d'Attila relief and Portrait of Camillo Pamphili
90. 90.Knight of the Round Table and lover of Queen Guinevere in Arthurian legend
91. 91.Standard unit of currency of Ethiopia
92. 92.& 26A Flowering plant of the daisy family with an edible root also called Purple salsify
93. 93.See 4 Across
94. 94.Roman poet whose works include Ars Amatoria
95. 95.Capital of Australia
96. 96.Place near Jerusalem where, according to the Hebrew Bible, children were sacrificed
97. 97.River upon which Rome, Italy stands
98. 98.River in Hades in Greek mythology that caused forgetfulness in those who drank from it
99. 99.See 15 Across
100. 100.Character in Greek mythology bound to a perpetually turning fiery wheel by Hermes on the orders of Zeus
101. 101.1961 film comedy starring Tony Hancock and George Sanders
102. 102.Racing toboggan on which riders lie supine
103. 103.Capital of Wales
104. 104.Duke of —, Allied commander-in-chief in the War of the Spanish Succession
105. 105.— Strait, body of water between Cape Breton Island and Newfoundland
106. 106.Soren —, 19th-century Danish philosopher who authored the volumes Either/Or and Fear and Trembling
107. 107.Sugar alcohol used as a sweetener and laxative
108. 108.Alan —, alias used by film directors when they disown a project, as Dennis Hopper did with 1990's Catchfire
109. 109.Elephant in stories for children by Jean de Brunhoff
110. 110.Yitzhak —, prime minister of Israel from 1992-95
111. 111.Unit of length, one twelfth of a foot
112. 112.1937 film comedy starring Fredric March and Carole Lombard
113. 113.Anton —, Dutch painter whose works include 1876's Morning Ride on the Beach
114. 114.Samuel —, author of stage plays Not I and Breath
115. 115.See 1
116. 116.Fabric of silk and rayon closely woven to give a smooth glossy appearance
117. 117.The —, 2008 novel by Stephenie Meyer
118. 118.Country in NE Africa; capital Asmara
119. 119.Nigerian footballer; first man to score four goals in a Premier League game, for Norwich against Everton in 1993-94
120. 120.Mediterranean plant with white or pink flowers whose aromatic seeds are used as a condiment and a flavouring
121. 121.See 23
122. 122.Disease of children caused by a deficiency of vitamin D
123. 123.See 15
124. 124.BAFTA TV Award Best Actor winner for The Singing Detective, Wives and Daughters, Longitude and Perfect Strangers
125. 125.Italian comic opera such as La serva padrona by Giovanni Battista Pergolesi
126. 126.See 18
127. 127.1987 film drama starring Barbra Streisand and Richard Dreyfuss
128. 128.Maori war chant accompanied by gestures
129. 129.Series of six or more balls bowled by a cricketer
130. 130.Stout single-edged cavalry sword
131. 131.Noel Coward stage play that opened on Broadway, New York in 1925
132. 132.French city; capital of the former duchy of Burgundy
133. 133.Jewish holiday observed for eight nights and days also called the Festival of Lights
134. 134.1998 and 1999 winner of the F1 World Drivers' Championship
135. 135.The —, English horse race for fillies held at Epsom since 1779
136. 136.Independent republic whose capital, Suva, is on the island of Viti Levu
137. 137.1984 film drama starring Goldie Hawn and Kurt Russell
138. 138.Malcolm —, Conservative MP for Edinburgh Pentlands from 1974-97; Foreign Secretary from 1995-97
139. 139.Seaport in Northern Ireland with a ferry link to Fleetwood, Lancashire
140. 140.Biblical character murdered by brother Cain
141. 141.Port in Russia on the Kama River known as Molotov from 1940-62
142. 142.Monetary unit worth one hundredth of a Swedish krona
143. 143.Plant of the genus Nepeta also called catmint
144. 144.Bob —, golfer; 1968 winner of the Masters Tournament
145. 145.River in Western Australia that flows north to Cambridge Gulf and the Timor Sea
146. 146.Mike —, songwriter and composer of 1984 musical The Hunting of the Snark
147. 147.Zulu word for a group of armed warriors or soldiers
148. 148.1980 stage play by Steven Berkoff
149. 149.Stand with open shelves for displaying small ornaments
150. 150.2007 film drama starring Freddie Highmore in the title role