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Across
  1. 2. Medici ruler of Florence known as ‘Il Magnifico’. (7)
  2. 6. American movie star born Issur Danielovitch in 1916. (4, 7)
  3. 9. What is the last word spoken by Julius Caesar in the Shakespeare play named after him? (6)
  4. 10. The pharmaceutical company owned by the Sackler family, [______] Pharma. (6)
  5. 15. Which Oxford college did Rishi Sunak attend? (7)
  6. 16. The President of the US at the time that the current President of the US was born. (9)
  7. 18. The name of the eldest Von Trapp child in The Sound of Music. (5)
  8. 19. 1955 film starring Audrey Hepburn, Humphrey Bogart and William Holden. (7)
  9. 21. The last Shakespeare play listed in the First Folio. (9)
  10. 24. The oldest professional football club in the world. (5, 6)
  11. 27. Region of France whose principal city is Bordeaux. (9)
  12. 28. Scotland's national animal. (7)
  13. 29. A critically endangered bird also known as the ‘owl parrot’. (6)
  14. 30. The first name of the professional dancer who won the first season of Strictly Come Dancing. (7)
  15. 31. Surname of the fashion designer often known simply by his first name, Valentino. (8)
  16. 33. The first pope. (5)
  17. 35. The highest grossing film ever. (6)
  18. 38. Agatha Christie’s first murderer, Alfred [__________]. (10)
  19. 45. Having had four husbands, she is the most-married queen in English history. (9, 4)
  20. 46. 39 DOWN is endemic to this country. (4)
  21. 49. The common name of the Erinaceus europaeus. (8)
  22. 50. Term used to designate pretenders to the papacy. (8)
  23. 51. Claire's sister, Dad’s daughter, Godmother’s stepdaughter and Harry’s ex-girlfriend. (7)
  24. 52. Person who won the most Oscars in history. (4, 6)
  25. 54. A type of lace which was invented in Flanders. (6)
  26. 56. The Tories are traditionally known as the party of ‘Altar, Throne, and _______’. (7)
  27. 57. The German city in which Anne of Cleves was born. (10)
  28. 58. The subject which Andrew Robson studied as an undergraduate. (10)
Down
  1. 1. Elvis Presley’s estate in Memphis, Tennessee. (9)
  2. 3. The first on-screen Bond girl. (5, 5)
  3. 4. The earliest type of fish used in sushi. (4)
  4. 5. Roman statesman who wrote more than three-quarters of the extant Latin literature that was produced in his lifetime. (6)
  5. 7. Australian city in which Tony Blair lived as a child. (8)
  6. 8. Tony Blair's former parliamentary constituency. (10)
  7. 11. The European city where the oldest university in the world is located. (7)
  8. 12. Agatha Christie’s last novel. (7, 2, 4)
  9. 13. 1950 film starring Bette Davis and featuring Marilyn Monroe. (3, 5, 3)
  10. 14. Location of the 2032 Summer Olympics. (8)
  11. 17. Perfect Peter’s favourite teacher, Miss [______]. (6)
  12. 18. The most popular Labrador name in the UK. (4)
  13. 19. This country’s national anthem has no official lyrics. (5)
  14. 20. Country whose population has the highest median age in the world. (6)
  15. 22. 73-year-old rock star who released her seventeenth album in 2021. (4, 6)
  16. 23. The first Australian prime minister, Edmund [______]. (6)
  17. 25. The name of Shakespeare’s eldest child. (7)
  18. 26. Richard [_______], the first actor to play the roles of Hamlet, Lear, Othello, and Macbeth. (7)
  19. 32. According to a poll of Kennel Club judges, the world’s least obedient dog breed. (7, 5)
  20. 34. The last king of ancient Rome. (7)
  21. 36. In the Aeneid, Dido’s sister. (4)
  22. 37. The first film collaboration between Martin Scorsese and Robert De Niro. (4, 7)
  23. 39. The world’s smallest bird, the [__] hummingbird. (3)
  24. 40. A 1988 action thriller which is sometimes considered a Christmas film. (3, 4)
  25. 41. American fintech brand which was the target of Elon Musk’s first attempt to name a company ‘X’. (6)
  26. 42. The character who ‘wins’ Game of Thrones. (4)
  27. 43. Brian May wrote the song ‘Who Wants to Live Forever’ for the soundtrack of this 1986 film. (10)
  28. 44. English actor who played Karenin in the most recent film adaptation of Anna Karenina, starring Keira Knightley. (4, 3)
  29. 47. Joe Biden’s middle name. (9)
  30. 48. Albus Percival [______] Brian Dumbledore. (7)
  31. 53. 1960s supermodel known by one name. (6)
  32. 55. Composer of the opera ‘Carmen’. (5)