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1. The greatest piano virtuoso of the 19th century
2. Type of satirical, usually topical, West Indian ballad
3. Greek god of war, identified with Roman Mars
4. Wife of the Earl of Mercia who rode naked through Coventry, according to legend
5. Yellow-flowered shrub of the genera Cytisus and Sarothamnus
6. Small typically evergreen shrub with sweet-scented flowers
7. University city in central Germany on the river Saale
8. Rudi ___, German cyclist who won the 1962 Vuelta a España and the world championship in 1966
9. Horse that won the 1997 Grand National
10. Michael ___, American swimmer who is the most decorated gold medallist of all time
11. Novel by Charles Dickens originally serialised between 1843 and 1844
12. Dutch discus and shot put thrower who married Irish swimmer Michelle Smith in 1996
13. Asian country whose capital is Kabul
14. Mythical adviser of Numa Pompilius, king of Rome
15. Island group whose capital is Willemstad on Curaçao
16. First names of the conjoined twin brothers whose condition and birthplace became the basis for the term "Siamese twins"
17. BBC drama series set in the fictional town of Newtown that ran from 1962 to 1978
18. The world's largest and most populous continent
19. Song that earned Dolly Parton a Grammy Award 44 years after its original release
20. A Hebrew prophet of the 8th century BC who married the prostitute Gomer at God's command
21. Welsh snooker player nicknamed "Dracula"
22. The derived SI unit of power
23. A High Church Anglican in the Oxford Movement such as John Henry Newman or Edward Bouverie Pusey
24. American painter, printmaker and filmmaker who coined the widely used expression "15 minutes of fame"
25. Either of two Egyptian obelisks, one on the Thames Embankment in London, and the other in Central Park, New York
26. In poker, five cards that are in sequence irrespective of suit
27. Tinned luncheon meat celebrated in a Monty Python song
28. Figure in Scottish country dancing by means of which couples change position in the set
29. Passerine bird of the crow family such as Pica pica
30. Cookery term describing fish served in butter with lemon juice and parsley
31. Computer programming language designed for general commercial use
32. The husband of "14 Across"
33. The third largest city in Zimbabwe
34. Turkish city historically known as Smyrna
35. An archaic or poetic name for Ireland
36. The northernmost town on the British mainland
37. Name by which the Crimean port and resort city of Feodosiya was known at the time of the Black Death
38. Grand Prince of Moscow, known 'the Terrible,' who became the first Tsar of Russia in 1547
39. Brightly-coloured venomous Asian snake of the genus Bungarus
40. Mustapha ___, Moroccan international footballer who had spells at Coventry City and Aston Villa
41. Greek god of love whose Roman counterpart was Cupid
42. A member of a body of lancers first employed in the Polish army
43. Village in Erie County, New York, that is home to the toy company Fisher-Price
44. The patron saint of Russia and of children, sailors, merchants and pawnbrokers
45. Town in Lower Galilee that was the home of Jesus in his youth
46. A temporary encampment with few facilities, as used by soldiers, mountaineers, etc
47. The primary collection of sacred texts of Zoroastrianism
48. 1971 musical by Jim Jacobs and Warren Casey set in 1959 at the fictional Rydell High School
49. Egg white, especially when used as a size, glaze or adhesive
50. The most sacred places of worship an ancient temples from which the laity was prohibited
51. Winning margin in horse racing between a nose and a neck
52. Industrial town in North Yorkshire on the Tees estuary
53. Large town in Northern Ireland near to the mouth of the River Bann
54. 1986 film by Ivan Reitman starring Robert Redford, Debra Winger and Daryl Hannah
55. Don McLean song about "the day the music died"
56. Capital of the Republic of Maldives
57. Local or general loss of bodily sensation
58. William Ralph ___, Dean of St Paul's Cathedral nicknamed "The Gloomy Dean"
59. Athenian philosopher who died by drinking hemlock
60. Greek mathematician called the "Father of Geometry"
61. Asian republic on the Mediterranean Sea established in 1948 in the former British mandate of Palestine
62. Virus-like bacterium responsible for diseases such as trachoma and psittacosis
63. Katie ___, American swimmer who won three medals at the 2008 Olympics
64. Communications code word for the letter O
65. The capital and largest city of Saskatchewan, Canada
66. Coin worth approximately 8 shillings issued by the East India Company at Madras
67. Region of the Earth whose name means 'near the bear
68. The female of the ruff
69. Hit single from Fleetwood Mac's eponymous 1975 album
70. Member of a class of small freeholders of common birth who cultivated their own land
71. ___ University is a Palestinian university in Jerusalem, founded in 1984
72. Arachnid whose tail terminates in a venomous sting
73. In architecture, a moulding having a cross section in the form of a letter S
74. 2003 single by Linkin Park that topped the Billboard Hot Modern Rock Tracks chart for 12 weeks
75. Tropical American plant also known as slipperwort
76. The science or study of signs
77. 1983 John Landis film starring Dan Aykroyd and Eddie Murphy
78. Landlocked nation in Western Africa whose capital is Bamako
79. 1999 film featuring Ben Affleck and Matt Damon
80. Norwegian town that hosted the 1994 Winter Olympics
81. Perennial marsh plant of the plumbaginaceous genus Limonium
82. The seventh album by American heavy metal band Metallica, released in 1997
83. Genus of bears that includes the brown bears, the polar bear and black bears
84. Currency unit of Brazil, subdivided into 100 centavos
85. Pastoral poem by John Milton published in 1645
86. The administrative centre of Devon
87. Measurement and testing of mental states and processes
88. Flowering plant genus that includes the phalsa and the crossberry
89. Condition characterised by acute spasmodic abdominal pain
90. The third secretary-general of the United Nations, from 1961 to 1971
91. Plumbaginaceous plant of the "4 Down" genus Limonium cultivated for its everlasting flowers
92. The capital of Bahrain
93. Welsh composer, singer and actor born David Davies in 1893
94. English crime writer who created Chief Inspector Wexford
95. Long, thin white mushroom used in Japanese cuisine
96. Former Conservative MP for Hastings and Rye and for Beckenham who stood down at the 2010 general election.
97. British dance band leader and clarinetist from the 1920s until the 1960s whose real surname was Lipman
98. An ethnic group of Guyana and northern Brazil whose yaskomo, or shaman, is believed to be able to perform a soul flight
99. The eighth letter of the Greek alphabet
100. The 15th studio album by Bruce Springsteen, released in 2007