Nations

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Across
  1. 1. Historically masters of the Mediterranean (5)
  2. 3. Sent the first astronaut into space (6)
  3. 4. Apologetic Syrup (6)
  4. 7. Riddles protect tombs (5)
  5. 8. Elephants and Lady-boys (8)
  6. 10. The Horn’s Pirates (7)
  7. 11. Stealing the shoreline (7)
  8. 12. Victims of the Boer war (5,6)
  9. 14. Behead the Monarchy (6)
  10. 15. Kangaroo adjacent (3,7)
  11. 16. Half of the football war (8)
  12. 17. Bucharest (7)
Down
  1. 2. George Weah’s home (7)
  2. 5. Claim Las Malvinas (9)
  3. 6. Flight 370 (8)
  4. 9. Home to the largest Christ (6)
  5. 10. The Highlands (8)
  6. 13. The empire’s prison (9)