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Cryptic 15x15 Standard Crossword - Compiled By John Mann
Date: 19 Nov 2011
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Across
7. Hollywood company foirmed by Charlie Chaplin, Mary Pickford and others in 1919 (6,7)
8. Autumn in America (4)
9. Earthy substance used to colour paints (5)
11. A light-coloured dry sherry (4)
12. Unit of weight for precious stones equal to 200 milligrams (5)
13. A small airfield (9)
15. Part of a bird's digestive tra t used for grinding food (7)
20. Wife of David and mother of Solomon (9)
21. River boundary between Devon and Cornwall (5)
23. A group of allied countries (4)
24. and 25 Former Labour Foreign Secretary who died in 2005 (5,4)
25. See 24 Across ()
26. 2005 Ron Howard film starring Russell Crowe (10,3)
Down
1. Island in the Netherland Antilles giving its name to a liqueur (7)
2. and 16 Scottish patriot who inspired the Oscar-winning film Braveheart (7,7)
3. See 22 ()
4. The right-hand side of a vessel (9)
5. Town in Kent with a Eurostar station (7)
6. Ocean wave caused by earthquakes or volcanic activity (7)
10. Another name for the devil, literally ' lord of the flies' (9)
14. Former girlfried on Hugh Grant whose films include Bedazzled (3,6)
16. see 2 ()
17. Part of a motor-racing circuit designed to slow cars down (7)
18. Nickname of jazz musician Louis Armstrong (7)
19. Singer and actress whose hits include Like a Virgin and Like a Prayer (7)
22. and 3 Former slave in stories by Joel Chandler Harris (5,5)