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    PRIZE CROSSWORD

    Nov 26, 2020 4 minutes
    Compiled by Eddie James

    Across

    1 The most famous one (although technically a different sort of craftwork) dates from medieval times, and measures 70 metres by 50 centimetres (8)

    5 Familiarised name of the 18th-century English-American pamphleteer, author of Common Sense and Rights of Man (3,5)

    9 British naval ship on which a famous mutiny took place in 1789 (6)

    10 The controversial RAF/USAF base at Greenham Common was located at the edge of this southern English town (7)

    12 Napoleon had a notable victory over the Prussian army here in 1806 (4)

    13/17 Esteemed 19th-century science writer; she and Caroline Herschel were the first female members of the Royal Astronomical Society (4,10)

    The last great ruler of this

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