RBM Crossword 79

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Across
  1. 2. Australian brand of sparkling water sourced from the Snowy Mountains (6)
  2. 3. Fifth-century Romano-British Christian missionary and bishop in Ireland (2,7)
  3. 10. St Patrick is the patron saint of which country on the coast of West Africa (7)
  4. 12. Sparkling water sourced from a thermal spring in the Italian Alps (3,10)
  5. 13. Like Canberra (!) this is a purpose-built city established in 1960 to replace Rio de Janeiro as capital (8)
  6. 16. "Is that completely true?" in Aussie 70's and 80's parlance (7?)
  7. 20. Medical technique that delivers fluids or medications directly into a person’s vein (11)
  8. 21. A type of cancer treatment that uses powerful drugs to destroy cancer cells or stop them from growing and dividing (12)
  9. 22. Tens of thousands of residents and tourists have left which UAE city since the US and Israel started bombing Iran two weeks ago (5)
  10. 23. A small, three-leaved clover that has served as the unofficial national emblem of Ireland for centuries (8)
Down
  1. 1. Which Australian artist (pictured) will headline the closing ceremony of the 2026 AFC Women’s Asian Cup (1,4)
  2. 4. While Istanbul is the world-renowned historic hub, which city is Turkey's capital (6)
  3. 5. In Aboriginal Australian slang, "deadly" is a widespread, positive term meaning fantastic, awesome, excellent, or really cool. Adopted in the 1970s from which country? (7)
  4. 6. The Matilda's opponents in the AFC Women's Asian Cup at 9pm tonight (5)
  5. 7. In Aussie slang what is an Ankle Biter (5)
  6. 8. This "Strait of" in the daily news, provides the only sea passage from the Persian Gulf to the open ocean (6)
  7. 9. A gambling game played on Anzac day (3,2)
  8. 11. Frequently overshadowed by Zurich or Geneva, which city is the actual Swiss capital (4)
  9. 13. A warm-blooded vertebrate animal of a class that is distinguished by having feathers, wings, and the ability to fly (4)
  10. 14. Small, lens-shaped edible seeds that belong to the legume family (7)
  11. 15. A Cold One (Aussie slang) (4)
  12. 17. The main ingredient of vegetarian moussaka (8)
  13. 18. Common nickname for Katoomba (1-4)
  14. 19. English city where sheets & linen were shipped to Australia (10)