Across
- 4. - Colossal arch built for an English monarch never to set foot there (7)
- 6. - Geographical base that holds up the city of dreams (8)
- 8. York History
- 11. - A modernist helix where art defies gravity (10)
- 14. Amsterdam - What you would have called the Big Apple in the 17th century (12)
- 15. - Grand edifice that celebrates its 1887 inauguration with a gothic charm (11)
- 17. Island - The Lady Liberty watched millions pass through this gateway (10)
- 18. - The nomenclature for those tracing back to wooden shoes and windmills (13)
- 21. - These individuals make sure your lunch reaches you, in a highly efficient manner (9)
- 22. - European power that predated the East India Company's dominion (10)
Down
- 1. Points - Infamous confluence that was a nest of vice in the 1800s (9)
- 2. - Boss Tweed would have been nowhere without it (7)
- 3. - Linguistic heart of Maharashtra (7)
- 5. - Political faction birthed in the sixties, named like an army (4)
- 7. - Tavern where the rainbow flag found its revolt (9)
- 9. Street - Named after a barricade, now builds financial empires (9)
- 10. Street - The Bull and the Bear dance here (10)
- 12. - The city that Batman 'protects' in comics (6)
- 13. - Island sanctuary with stone manifestations of Shiva (9)
- 16. - Where Langston Hughes found his voice and Ellington his tune (6)
- 19. - Where Shah Rukh Khan and Aishwarya Rai found stardom (9)
- 20. - Followers of Zarathustra who found refuge in the city (6)