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chieftain, 1829-1909, who campaigned for the preservation of Indian lands (8)
6 Plant with clusters of yellow flowers (6)
9 English mathematician and physicist who formulated a law of gravity (6)
10 Another name for the aubergine (8)
11 Poet, author of The Charge of the Light Brigade (8)
12 Name given to a Liverpudlian and the dialect spoken in Liverpool (6)
13 Presenter of the TV programme Who Wants to be a Millionaire (5,7)
16 Robert ---, US art photographer who died in 1989 (12)
19 Old Testament prophet (6)
21 1940 Disney film with classical music (8)
23 Borough of New York (8)
24 --- the Bear, character in children's stories by Mary Tourtel (6)
25 Small Asian tree with pinkish flowers and pear-shaped fruit (6)
26 Wimbledon Men's Singles winner, 1968-9 (3,5)
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centre of Devon (6)
3 Joe ---, dramatist who wrote Entertaining Mr Sloane (5)
4 The Lake Isle of ---, early romantic poem by W. B. Yeats (9)
5 God of the stream that flowed around the earth in ancient mythology (7)
6 A member of the Zoroastrian priesthood of the ancient Persians (5)
7 The capital of the state of Victoria, Australia (9)
8 Festive tribal get-together in New Guinea (4-4)
13 The tenth sign of the zodiac (9)
14 Plant also known as the great mullein (6,3)
15 German lady concerned with domestic tasks (8)
17 Nickname given to Mozart's 35th symphony (7)
18 The third canonical hour; about 9 a.m. (6)
20 Manchester orchestra founded in 1858 (5)
22 --- Centauri A, the brightest of 3 stars at a distance of 4.3 light years
from the Earth (5)
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