Portmanteau 10

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Across
  1. 1. A jersey number reserved for the one true God of Football
  2. 3. A London Merchant who chanced upon an uninhabited island and gave it his name. But as always, a royal took it from him hence the now name, South Georgia Island
  3. 4. Light around the head of heroes, or the recent effect studied between migrants and locals, or just the greatest video game ever
  4. 6. A little bit of this, a little bit of that, a lot of it coming together, eat an open sandwich while you mull on it
  5. 8. A legend who could not be stopped even by the Hand of God
  6. 10. Land of Messi and Maradona, and steaks that don’t need seasoning
  7. 12. The Auroras of the North
  8. 13. A land beyond boundaries
  9. 14. A trickle, a tackle, art in the hands of the few, or should we say, the legs
  10. 15. Not an Emperor, but a smaller, yet cuter cold land flightless bird
Down
  1. 2. A summer population of 32 and winter half that, this remote island is rather huge, yet without an airstrip, it is known for collisions with icebergs!
  2. 5. The sky burning in the cold lands of the north
  3. 7. An act of closing; fortunately, its barbaric namesake is now closed in most places
  4. 9. A homemade dish from an exotic land, inspiration to a recent homegrown movie, talking about racism from a privileged perspective - both bitter, pungent, and an acquired taste
  5. 10. The Auroras of the South Pole
  6. 11. A land engulfed in mystery, inhabited by vibrant people zealously guarding their culture – dancers, warriors, head-hunters...