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Another general knowledge crossword this week. If you prefer to work on the interactive version, click on this link which will take you to the Crossword Compiler web page. 

Across

    1  Brown bear of coastal Alaska and British Columbia (6)

    4  Basic unit of money in Zambia (6)

    9  Disorder treated by 24ac. (7)

  10  Any of various tailless stout-bodied amphibians with long hind limbs for leaping; semiaquatic and terrestrial species (5)

  11  Any of various tailless stout-bodied amphibians with long hind limbs for leaping; semiaquatic and terrestrial species (5)

  12  Any of various aquatic and land reptiles having a bony shell and flipper-like limbs for swimming (7)

  13  Tropical creature with sandpapery skin and erectile spines in the first dorsal fin (11)

  18  Imaginary creature represented as a white horse with a long horn growing from its forehead (7)

  20  Large, open Inuit boat made of skins stretched over a wooden frame that is propelled by paddles (5)

  22  (Greek mythology) the rarified fluid said to flow in the veins of the Gods (5)

  23  Large green long-horned grasshopper of North America; males produce shrill sounds by rubbing together special organs on the forewings (7)

  24  One skilled in treating and curing disorders of the ear (6)

  25  City in southeastern Brazil; suburb of São Paulo (6)

Down

    1  In South Africa, ravines closed at the upper end (6)

    2  Reptile genus known as flying dragons or flying lizards (5)

    3  Celtic god of love and beauty; patron deity of young men and women (5,2)

    5  Medium where 10ac and 11ac reproduce (5)

    6  Town in north central France noted for white Burgundy wines (7)

    7  Italian town famous for its saint who loved 10ac, 11ac, 12ac and 23ac (6)

    8  Heavy-bodied American pit viper with a series of horny rings on the tail that produces a characteristic warning sound when vibrated (11)

  14  City in the Indian district of Karnataka. It was in the princely state of Mysore (7)

  15  Alchemist of German legend who sold his soul to Mephistopheles in exchange for knowledge (7)

  16  Conspicuous constellation in the northern hemisphere; between Great Bear and Orion at edge of Milky Way (6)

  17  Motorised sledge fitted with tracks at the rear and steerable skis at the front (6)

  19  Dried rootstock of the Florentine iris, smelling of violets, used in perfumery (5)

  21  Asian river that rises in Tibet and flows through northern India and then southwest through Kashmir and Pakistan to the Arabian Sea (5)

Here is last week’s solution. Twelve clues had links with religion.

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