Tony-ism's 2026 part Deux

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Across
  1. 2. 16th Century sailor, explorer..and apparently a bloke!
  2. 3. A popular Chinese Dialect or an armour clad space adventurer
  3. 5. Dion Ross?
  4. 8. This handheld entertainment combo is at the top of every teenage boy's Xmas list!
  5. 10. The birthplace of the humble potato.. or was it?
  6. 11. Famous river, womble, and according to Tony, also married to John Lennon
  7. 12. A Chinese swear word to some ..but would be considered a polite greeting by over a billion people
  8. 13. The famous Caribbean Greek Islands
  9. 14. It was just a boat, no need to worry about a Spanish invasion
  10. 16. All that Egyptian Stuff..from a different continent.. and over a 1000 years after the Egyptian stuff..
  11. 17. A teutonic spin on the Engelbert Humperdinck classic
Down
  1. 1. 1960's American folk pop duo Simon & Garfunkels favourite football team
  2. 4. Apparently its the highest mountain in the world, and definitely not situated in Africa... or is it?
  3. 6. Star of taken, Aeroplane, Naked gun, all rolled into one
  4. 7. Their huge empire spanning Europe, Asia and Africa was only surpassed by their bed manufacturing prowess
  5. 9. This version of the Culture Club classic sounds a bit funny.
  6. 15. Lead singer of the Smiths? ..Morrissey would be left dancing with tears in his eyes at Tony's answer!