TAG Teaser 203 - Commonwealth Countries!

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Across
  1. 2. This African country, capital Nairobi, was home to Elsa the Lioness from the book and film "Born Free", and is also where Barack Obama's father came from (5)
  2. 6. This HUGE country has its capital in Mumbai - formerly Bombay - and is world-famous for its food, religions, languages... and Bollywood! (5)
  3. 8. Trinidad and ______, country in the Caribbean where superstar singer Nicki Minaj came from (6)
  4. 9. This humungous country in North America has both English and French as official languages - its capital is Ottawa (6)
  5. 11. Och aye the noo! Oor country, not doing too badly on the Commonwealth Games medal table in seventh place, with 22 medals in total, including 2 gold! (8)
  6. 12. _____ Africa: with no less than THREE capital cities, we'll give you a hint: it's not in North Africa! (5)
  7. 13. This BIG African country has its capital at Abuja, and with over 218 million inhabitants is by far the most populous country on the continent (7)
  8. 14. Northern _______, the smallest country of the UK, it's actually not on Britain, but Ireland! (7)
  9. 15. The smallest country in mainland Britain is world-famous for its beautiful valleys, Celtic language and great singers like Ms Bassey and Mr Jones! (5)
Down
  1. 1. This far east country has Kuala Lumpur as its biggest city, and its language is Malay - but that might be giving it away! (8)
  2. 3. ___ Zealand, gorgeous antipodean (or southern) country that is near 10-DOWN, with its capital at Wellington (3)
  3. 4. This republic in the Far East is close to 1-DOWN, and it shares its language with it. Its name is an anagram of "iron pages"! (10)
  4. 5. The true home of the Commonwealth, this country is the largest in the UK... capital: London! (7)
  5. 7. _______ shorts? This Caribbean country is famous for more than just its shorts! It's also known for the famous _______ Triangle, where ships mysteriously disappeared... and for its gorgeous pink sand beaches (7)
  6. 10. This large island country "down under" is currently TOP on the medal tables, and is famous for kangaroos, the outback, shrimps on the barbie and the recently-cancelled "Neighbours"! (9)
  7. 11. ___ Lanka, formerly known as Ceylon and also "Serendip", this island just below 6-ACROSS has its capital in Colombo (3)