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Across
  1. 2. deceased and honoured with state funeral in 1727 5,6
  2. 6. Platform 9 3/4 is said to be located in this London Station 55
  3. 8. WWII Propaganda encouraging citerzens to subliment rations by other means 337
  4. 9. What does DLR stand for 957
  5. 12. Of the 12 founding members of NATO this is the smallest 10
  6. 16. ‘Just can’t get enough’ was an Electronic 1981 hit by this English band 7,4
  7. 18. Trial of the --- is the now annual ceremony testing the currency of new mints 3
  8. 19. Goalkeeper who played for West Ham in the 90s & has 572 PL appearances 5
  9. 20. A green powder from Japan used to make tea 5
  10. 23. The name of the first video game 4
  11. 24. A wildflower plant that flowers yellow before its mature seeds form a white sphere 9
  12. 25. Which artist sold the highest priced painting at union pacific 5,4
  13. 29. Midlands town on the river Avon at a similar longitude to Cambridge, known for its medieval castle, founded by William the Conqueror 7
  14. 30. 60s hit by Desmond Dekker & The Aces 9
  15. 31. OPEC was signed in Baghdad 1960 by Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, and this nation of a separate continent 9
  16. 32. Decade Liberties Department store opened 8
  17. 33. In botony, what is the term for a plant that lives more than two years 9
  18. 35. actor who declined a life peerage for political services in 1999 stating they "realised this involved being in England in the winter." In 1996 they also declined a CBE title as he thought, "they were silly." 4,6
  19. 36. Belgian surrealist who influenced Pop Art, Minimalist Art & Conceptual Art who died aged 68 in 1967 4,8
  20. 39. 1973 song about a crime, covered the following year by Eric Clapton 1,4,3,7
  21. 40. Term used post 'Shell Shock' and prior to 'PTSD' 67
  22. 41. Confectionary first produced in 1908, printed with baroque pattern 75
Down
  1. 1. The county town of Somerset reached by The Grand Western Canal in 1839 and the Bristol and Exeter Railway in 1842 7
  2. 3. this country joined an alliance between Brazil, Russia, India and China a year after the allegiance was founded in 2009, adding to the abbreviation by which the bloc is now known 5,6
  3. 4. this lifelong bachelor said "I seriously contemplated asking her (tennis player sue baker) to marry me, but in the end I realised that I didn't love her quite enough", Was awarded an OBE in 1980 5,7
  4. 5. a plant that originated on the Arabian Peninsula, but that grows wild in tropical and arid climates around the world 4,4
  5. 7. Most of London Underground is - majority or minority underground 8
  6. 10. Laparoscopic surgery used to treat conditions in pelvic cavities and knee injuries are colloquially known by this name 3,4
  7. 11. Chick of Mirkwood and poppy’ 7
  8. 13. quoted ‘when it comes to life the crucial thing is whether you take things for granted, or with gratitude’ 1,1,10
  9. 14. the worlds oldest Sunday paper first printed in 1791 - was acquired by the Gardian media group in 1993 3,8
  10. 15. A name partly derived from the east Asian city where many were manufactured, and partly from the mythological creature these curiosities, made from the mummified carcass of two other animals, represent 4,7
  11. 17. the missing letter in the Abbreviation for male hair loss- M-HL 1
  12. 21. a spice so prized among ancient nations that it was regarded as a gift fit for monarchs and deities 8
  13. 22. This department store created the Scotch Egg in 1738 as a ‘meal’ for travellers heading West from Piccadilly 7,3,5
  14. 26. David Attenborough was awarded freedom of this city in the midlands garrisoned by the Romans 9
  15. 27. The ——— pact of 1955, named from the city where it was signed, by the Soviet Union and its allies in response to NATO
  16. 28. County Cricket club that shares its emblem with the England Rugby team 10
  17. 34. Footballer never to win the Ballon' dor, with the most brand deals 6
  18. 37. The longer cousin of the Profiterole 6
  19. 38. Food manufacturer that produced ration packs for the US Military during WW2, founded by a German immigrant 5