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- 1.Town in West Yorkshire; filming location for BBC TV sitcom Last of the Summer Wine
- 2.Giovanni , 14th-century Italian poet who authored short story collection The Decameron
- 3.Number represented by symbol X in Roman numerals
- 4.Long narrow boat used on the canals of Venice
- 5.See 15 Across
- 6.Thick fleshy part of the back of the leg between the ankle and knee
- 7.Lionel , composer of stage musicals Twang! and Maggie May
- 8.1998 film drama starring John Travolta and Robert Duvall
- 9.Capital of Cyprus
- 10.Teemu , Finland and Norwich City FC forward
- 11.Author of stage plays Allelujah! and The Habit of Art
- 12.State of Peninsular Malaysia; capital George Town
- 13.Elizabeth , author of novels The Last September and Eva Trout
- 14.Best Actor in a Leading Role Oscar nominee for 1981 romcom Arthur
- 15.River that flows to the Bristol Channel at Cardiff
- 16.Daughter of Zeus and Leda in Greek mythology whose abduction caused the Trojan War
- 17.Mainland territory of Equatorial Guinea; chief town Bata
- 18.US choreographer named Dancer of the Century by Time magazine in 1998
- 19.European herring-like food fish of the genus Sardina
- 20.Dianne , Best Actress in a Supporting Role Oscar winner for Bullets Over Broadway
- 21.County of the Republic of Ireland between Longford and Monaghan
- 22.King of England from 1135-54
- 23.Thelonious , US jazz pianist and composer who died in 1982
- 24.1946 biopic starring Irene Dunne, Rex Harrison and Linda Darnell
- 25.Chris , 2008 and 2012 Olympic track cycling keirin gold medallist
- 26.Female swan
- 27.Capital of Huamanga Province, Peru, renowned for its 33 churches
- 28.See 10 Across
- 29.Former English silver coin worth four pennies
- 30.See 15 Across
- 31.First wife of Jacob in the Old Testament
- 32.2009-12 WBO Welterweight champion
- 33.Number represented by symbols VIII in Roman numerals
- 34.B J , Australia Test cricketer who made an unbeaten 203 against South Africa in Perth in 2005
- 35.Muse of lyric poetry and music in Greek mythology
- 36.1999 satirical novel by Chuck Palahniuk
- 37.Richard , actor who played Jaws in 1977 action film The Spy Who Loved Me
- 38.Mediterranean plant with yellowish-white flowers; a popular salad vegetable
- 39.Tobacco pipe also called a hubble-bubble
- 40.1880 novel by Emile Zola
- 41.See 1
- 42.2016 crime drama film starring Ana de Armas and Keanu Reeves
- 43.The , Greek epic poem describing the siege of Troy
- 44.University in Birmingham founded in 1966
- 45.Phyllis , actress who played Lady Jane Felsham in BBC TV series Lovejoy
- 46.Tree whose wood is used for bridges as it resists underwater rot
- 47.Jarkko , 2006 Heineken Open singles tennis tournament winner
- 48.Ninth letter of the Greek alphabet
- 49.Robert , lyric poet known for 1648 volume Hesperides
- 50.1889 one-act stage play by August Strindberg
- 51.Colourless gaseous element; symbol Xe
- 52.Best Actress in a Supporting Role Oscar nominee for 1938 drama Of Human Hearts
- 53.Small slender fly, the female of which sucks the blood of animals
- 54.Brightest star in constellation Carina
- 55.Early form of hockey often played on ice
- 56.Third largest of the Balearic Islands in the Mediterranean Sea
- 57.Capital of Norway
- 58.The , 1940 novel by Alison Uttley
- 59.1952 film musical starring Doris Day and Ray Bolger
- 60.Orange and brown European butterfly with a white mark on the underside of each hind wing
- 61.Former gold rush town in Alaska; finishing point of the Iditarod trail sled dog race
- 62.Pretender to the English throne executed in 1499
- 63.See 8
- 64.1996 film thriller starring Mel Gibson and Rene Russo
- 65.Francoise , winner of the 1967 French Championships singles tennis title
- 66.and Other Stories, 1987 short story collection by Deborah Moggach
- 67.See 12
- 68.US name of the Williams Bon Chretien plant cultivar
- 69.2006 novel by Philip Roth
- 70.Joint connecting the leg and foot
- 71.George , US comedian born Nathan Birnbaum who died in 1996
- 72.1988 comedy-drama film starring Bette Midler and Barbara Hershey
- 73.Nest in which a hare lives
- 74.1985, 1986, 1989 and 1993 winner of the F1 World Drivers Championship
- 75.The , 1964 film drama starring Rod Steiger and Geraldine Fitzgerald
- 76.See 6 Across
- 77.L , South Africa Test cricketer who made 174 against England in Port Elizabeth in 1999
- 78.Thick cornmeal porridge of Italy
- 79.Canine companion of glove puppet Sooty
- 80.Stringed instrument resembling a bowed lyre associated with Welsh music
- 81.Asian republic; capital Tehran
- 82.New town in Torfaen, southeast Wales
- 83.1992-96 WBC Super Middleweight champion
- 84.Old World feline noted for its ferocity
- 85.2009 novel by Jeff Lindsay
- 86.Hermann , author of novels Siddhartha and Knulp
- 87.Town in Piedmont, Italy, famous for its sparkling wine
- 88.2002 novel by Sarah Rayner
- 89.Vassiliy , 1999-2003 IBF Cruiserweight champion
- 90.P G Wodehouse novel first published in the US in 1916 featuring the character Ira Nutcombe
- 91.Main field of riders in a cycling road race
- 92.See 17
- 93.City in Turkey; largest on the Mediterranean coast
- 94.Coastal town in Cumbria south of Workington
- 95.See 9 Across
- 96.Welsh actor who played Dr Basil Quinn in 1994 BBC TV sitcom Honey for Tea
- 97.See 6
- 98.1957 Broadway musical by Stephen Sondheim and Leonard Bernstein
- 99.See 4
- 100.Branch of zoology concerned with the study of insects
- 101.Gnaeus Julius , Roman general and governor of Britain who died in 93
- 102.Berkshire town housing a public school for boys
- 103.Eldest of Noahs three sons in the Old Testament
- 104.See 7 Across
- 105.1959 film drama starring Orson Welles, Diane Varsi and Dean Stockwell
- 106.See 4 Down
- 107.Genus of flowering plants native to North America including moss and creeping
- 108.Sebastien , French driver; 2004-12 World Rally Championship winner
- 109.Mammal such as the spectacled or sun
- 110.Tim , Conservative MP for Suffolk South from 1983-2015; Shadow Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food from 1997-2001
- 111.Rich and elderly suitor of Bianca in William Shakespeare play The Taming of the Shrew
- 112.Anatoly , 1993-99 FIDE World Chess Championship title holder
- 113.Monica , author of 2003 novel Brick Lane
- 114.Rare black and grey bird also called a Hawaiian goose
- 115.Animal representing zodiac sign Taurus
- 116.City in central Zimbabwe housing Midlands State University
- 117.Maiden in Greek mythology changed into a spider for having challenged Athena to a weaving contest
- 118.Board game for two played with pieces moved according to throws of a dice
- 119.Yellowish variety of chrysoberyl also called cymophane
- 120.Kenneth , actor who played Richard Hannay in 1959 adventure film The 39 Steps
- 121.Mans heavy double-breasted overcoat with a belt or half-belt at the back
- 122.2006 action film starring Brandon Routh in the title role
- 123.1862 novel by Anthony Trollope
- 124.1861 Thomas Love Peacock novel whose characters include Mr Falconer
- 125.Oil tanker that ran aground in the Gulf of Alaska in 1989
- 126.2001 novel by Kathy Lette
- 127.Pierre-Paul , French painter whose works include 1805s The Empress Josephine
- 128.Capital of Turkey
- 129.City in Osaka Prefecture, Japan; headquarters of car manufacturer Daihatsu
- 130.See 5
- 131.City and major oil centre in Oklahoma, US, on the Arkansas River
- 132.Small brightly-coloured long-tailed bird such as the ring-necked ; Britains naturalised parrot
- 133.1999 Deborah Moggach novel set in 17th-century Amsterdam
- 134.Town in Hertfordshire; scene of a major railway accident in 2002
- 135.Variety of gypsum, often transparent and colourless
- 136.Vladimir , 1956 Olympic 5,000m and 10,000m gold medallist
- 137.Major news agency of Russia that originated as the TTA in 1902
- 138.Genus of mosses capable of holding a lot of water
- 139.1974 stage play by Tom Stoppard
- 140.The , powerful current caused by conflicting tides around the Shetland and Orkney Islands
- 141.1999 film starring Annette Bening and Aidan Quinn
- 142.Former standard monetary unit of Estonia replaced by the euro
- 143.Market town in Devon on the River Dart that houses a castle
- 144.In cricket, the position of the fielder who stands a little behind and to the offside of the wicketkeeper
- 145.BBC TV presenter whose credits include Blue Peter, Countryfile and The One Show
- 146.John Logie , Scottish engineer and television pioneer who died in 1946
- 147.Capital of Victoria, Australia
- 148.S B , New Zealand Test cricketer who made 170 against South Africa in Auckland in 2004
- 149.Ezra , US poet whose works include 1920s Hugh Selwyn Mauberley
- 150.Quick uninterrupted passage up or down the scale on a piano or harp