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Across
  1. 1. river in NOrthumberland; origin of the phrase "the wilds of Wannie" referring to a remote location on the edge of civilisation (8)
  2. 3. first name of founder of armaments and engineering works on West Newcastle riverside (7)
  3. 4. what Hadrian had built across the north of England in AD 122 (4)
  4. 5. popular pub chain with several pubs in Newcastle; recently bought Gibbs Chambers in Westgate Road, home of the legendary Dr Gibb (12)
  5. 7. river in Sunderland; used to be major centre for shipbuilding (4)
  6. 8. ancestral home of the Trevelyan family in Northumberland,now owned by the National Trust (9)
  7. 9. main road out of central Newcastle to the west (8)
Down
  1. 1. original name of coastal town near Newcastle; a second word was added to the name because of frequent confusion with Whitby, leading to a coffin being delivered to the wrong place for a funeral (7)
  2. 2. road running between Westgate Road and Fenham Hall Drive (8)
  3. 3. metro station between Chillingham Road and Wallsend (10)
  4. 4. small bird sometimes seen in St James' Graveyard (4)
  5. 6. deep wino (anagram); neighbourhood on the northern fringe of Newcastle on the route of the Great North Road (8)
  6. 7. village on Northumberland coast with ruined medieval castle (9)
  7. 8. material used for the rails of the waggonways which transported coal which were the precursors of the railways (4)
  8. 9. surname of actor who played Neville in Auf Wiedersehen Pet (7)