The Guardian - Weekend crossword No 452 - Aug 31 2019

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Clues Answers
1965 poem by Sylvia Plath - or a character in The Little Mermaid ARIEL
2000 crime film starring Ray Winstone and Ben Kingsley SEXY
9 __, author of Animal Farm ORWELL
Actor and pioneer of US stand up comedy known for his partnership with Bing Crosby BOBHOPE
Actor whose films include Prizzi's Honor and The Grifters ANJELICA
British prime minister, 1916-1922 DAVID
Country bordered by Ghana and Benin TOGO
Director of She's Gotta Have It and BlacKkKlansman SPIKELEE
Former presenter of Newsnight and now of University Challenge JEREMY
French author and actor who was awarded the 1948 Nobel Prize for literature COLETTE
Golda __, Israeli prime minister, 1969-1974 MEIR
Italian musical term indicating a piece may be performed at the player's preferred tempo APIACERE
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John __, author of Ten Days that Shook the World REED
Root of plants of the genus Panax, popular especially in Korea and China GINSENG
See 1 Down HUSTON
See 16 GEORGE
See 16 Across LLOYD
See 22 Down BEAST
See 23 PAXMAN
See 7 RIPPON
The capital of French Guiana - and a hot chili pepper CAYENNE
The first book in Christopher Paolini's The Inheritance Cycle ERAGON
The part of Exeter on the west bank of the Exe STTHOMAS
__ CBE, newsreader and one of the first presenters of Top Gear ANGELA