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Cryptic 15x15 Standard Crossword - Compiled By John Mann
Date: 24 Oct 2011
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Across
7. Island state in the Indian Ocean whose capital is Port Louis (9)
8. Marine mollusc with a large brightly-coloured spiral shell (5)
9. See 20 ()
10. Trees of the sycamore family with two-winged seeds (5)
12. Small insectivorous lizard (5)
14. See 27 ()
16. Ivy League university that is the oldest educational institute in the USA (7)
18. Sir Edwin, English architect who designed the Cenotaph (7)
20. and 9 President of the U.S. from 1933 to 1945 (8,1,9)
21. The second largest state in the U.S. on the Gulf of Mexico (5)
24. Rock group that comprised Eric Clapton, Jack Bruse and Ginger Baker (5)
25. US state whose capital is St. Paul (9)
27. and 14 1964 film starring Peter Sellers as Inspector Clouseau (1,4,2,3,4)
28. Chinese philosopher whose sayings are collected in the 'Analects' (9)
Down
1. Truman, author of Breakfast at Tiffany's (6)
2. Greek god of love whose Roman counterpart is CUpid (4)
3. and 6 Former manager of Middlesborough and England (5,8)
4. Extinct English county , administrative centre was Oakham (7)
5. See 22 ()
6. See 3 ()
11. Very light pastry used for eclairs (5)
13. Actor whose films include Apollo 13 and Mystic River (5,5)
15. Supernatural being in Scandinavian folklore conceived as a giant or dwarf (5)
17. Device used to retouch a potograph to remove imperfectons (8)
19. A chisel-edged tooth (7)
22. and 5 Creator of Sherlock Holmes who was knighted in 1902 (6,5,5)
23. Snooker shot in which a ball goes into a pocket a fter striking another ball (2,3)
26. UK law enforcement agency which officially began operations in April 2006 (4)