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A general knowledge crossword again this week. If you prefer to work on the interactive version or to download a printble pdf. of the crossword, click on this LINK that will take you to the Crossword Compiler website.

Across

    7  Yes, indeed, in Hamburg (2,4)

    8  A column of weathered and unusually shaped rock (6)

    9  A large mountain system in south-central Europe (4)

  10  A muzzle-loading high-angle gun with a short barrel that fires shells at high elevations for a short range (8)

  11  The doctrines of a monotheistic religion founded in northern India in the 16th century by Guru Nanak and combining elements of Hinduism and Islam (7)

  13  A city and resort in southeastern Florida on Biscayne Bay; the best known city in Florida; a haven for retirees and a refuge for Cubans fleeing Castro (5)

  15  A formal or authoritative proclamation (5)

  16  Completely enveloping (7)

  18  Adherent of a religious sect that promotes a number of Hindu and Buddhist writings and ritual instructions, including the use of incantations, diagrams etc (8)

  19  Any of the three goddesses of destiny; identified with Anglo-Saxon Wyrd; similar to Greek Moirae and Roman Parcae (4)

  21  The state that precedes vomiting (6)

  22  In a prying manner (6)

Down

    1  Any of numerous local fertility and nature deities worshipped by ancient Semitic peoples (4)

    2  System of psychological study using bilaterally symmetrical inkblots; subjects state what they see in the inkblot (9,4)

    3  Writer of passages in the Old Testament who used the Hebrew name for God instead of Yahweh (Jehovah) (7)

    4  Lateen-rigged sailing vessels used by Arabs (5)

    5  A sceptical and sarcastic attitude related to that of the French poet, dramatist, historian and sceptic (patriarch of the town of Ferney) (13)

    6  Medium large breed of dog of German origin with a glossy black and tan coat; used as a watchdog (8)

  12  Large sailing ships that were engaged in the British trade with the Orient (8)

  14  Czech composer (1824-1884) (7)

  17  A plant fibre used for making rope (5)

  20  A small channel (as one formed by soil erosion) (4)

Here is last week’s solution. The common feature was that those solutions were also the names of birds or types of bird.

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