Factfinder’s crossword - The Scotsman 04/02/2012
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1 Edinburgh-born soldier (1861-1928), who founded the British Legion in 1921 (7,4)
9 Harold __ (b 1928), Manchester-born journalist who edited the Sunday Times (1967-81) (5)
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Hide Ad10 Related to a soil or other deposit formed in situ by weathering (8)
12 An instrument of thought, especially a means of reasoning or a system of logic (7)
13 Ruined Borders abbey, founded in 1136 (7)
14 A province in northern Iran (5,422 sq miles; pop about 2.5 million), on the Caspian Sea (5)
15 Spaced out formation for drill etc (4,5)
18 A harmless American serpent with a yellow collar (4-5)
20 Moist, damp or rather wet (5)
21 A common European bunting (7)
24 Yuri __ (1934-68), Soviet cosmonaut who was the first man to travel in space (7)
25 One after another (8)
26 Poet and playwright (1898-1936) who was assassinated during the Spanish Civil War (5)
27 Practice of aggressive or warlike policy, especially in foreign affairs (11)
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Hide Ad2 A constituent of blood serum which makes bacteria more rapidly consumed by phagosytes (7)
3 A branched chandelier or similar structure (9)
4 Indian state (30,673 sq miles; pop about 25 million), noted for its tea plantations (5)
5 A Spanish nobleman of the lowest rank (7)
6 US state (83,564 sq miles), also known as the Panhandle State (5)
7 Naturalist and author (1886-1977), who wrote The Golden Eagle, King of Birds (1956) (5,6)
8 The scaly anteater (8)
11 Lawyer and politician (1742-1811), who was Lord Advocate (1775-83) (5,6)
16 One believed to be possessed by the devil (9)
17 Brown sugar in large crystals, or a type of rum (8)
19 Borders town where Sir Walter Scott was sheriff (1799-1832) (7)
20 Cuts unskilfully, or mangles (7)
22 A sheath, sack or sac (5)
23 The south or south-west wind (5)
Last week’s solution:
Across: 1 Britannia metal, 9 Trochee, 10 Trestle, 11 Lithoclast, 12 Fish, 14 Ossian, 15 Galangal, 17 Partisan, 19 Petrel, 22 Naga, 23 Stranonium, 25 Iridial, 26 Tritone, 27 Geiger counter.
Down: 1 Battle of Pinkie, 2 Isoetes, 3 Achromatic, 4 Needle, 5 Artesian, 6 Eden, 7 Althing, 8 Keyhole-limpets, 13 Macedonian, 16 Batteler, 18 Ragtime, 20 Rhizome, 21 Castro, 24 Ming.