The 'L' puzzle

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Across
  1. 2. the galaxy containing our Solar System
  2. 4. did Brahms fall asleep when he wrote his?
  3. 6. south paw
  4. 7. more than one
  5. 9. Scott is here for eternity
  6. 10. it's been very wet here for weeks
  7. 11. an ancient Greek torch race
  8. 13. what other living thing throws itself off a cliff to get from one place to the other?
  9. 15. did you say buried or married?
  10. 17. an American Autumn
Down
  1. 1. Harry Potter's creator is called Joanna
  2. 2. a lady with an enigmatic smile
  3. 3. this pond is 1,600 miles wide
  4. 5. the highest mountains in the world
  5. 8. definitely not staccato!
  6. 11. what are you going to give up for 40 days and nights?
  7. 12. Oscar of Reading Jail fame
  8. 14. a very British dog
  9. 15. a tower in Pisa is not straight
  10. 16. a Disney dog or a planet?