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Some Places Are Diamonds Crossword Puzzle

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A crossword for the "Shaping Up Crosswords Challenge", this crossword features places on the planet arranged around a plain diamond. (Additional left field clues in brackets made add clarity or confusion).
Author: 1nn1 - Diff: Harder

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      1. One of three major areas of Hong Kong: New ____
      7. Spanish river
      9. European moose, approximately
      10. Bible character with his own book (is a scrambled lie)
      12. Rather long South American mountain range
      14. African country that suddenly (Hah!) shrunk in 2011
      16. Can precede York, Jersey, England, for example which would make them rather novel
      17. Dollar subunit (almost makes sense)
      19. Middling (is obviously more than a distress call)
      22. Make a mistake
      24. Spicy condiment can also dance South American style
      26. Cape Verde capital
      28. Initially, a paramilitary resistance organisation from the Emerald Isle
      29. Western Indian region known for its beaches
      30. Grandmother pet name (is almost an Indian flatbread)
      31. Larger body of water between South Africa and Australia for example (6,5)

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      1. Small Queensland town near Dalby. Also the fictional plantation belonging to Scarlett O'Hara
      2. Smallest US state (with the longest name!) (5,6)
      3. A day in the Roman calendar that fell near the middle of the month. Famous in March
      4. Sturdy trees made from acorns
      5. Most populous of 18 French regions, surrounds Paris (but is no island) (3,2,6)
      6. Major Japanese religion
      8. A tavern (is definitely not out)
      11. Chilean airline (covers more than a network in a local area)
      13. An expression of disgust or shorter title of a digital magazine that covers movies, TV, music
      15. You don't need to be a shorter Bruin to attend this education institute in LA, Berkeley or Irvine
      18. St Francis, Patron Saint of Italy was born here
      20. Rowboat steering mechanism (useful if you had another one)
      21. French bone
      22. Shorter hospital casualty department or a major TV series of the 90s (with a similar setting)
      23. Drowned river valley is an anagram of 28A
      25. Taj Mahal locality
      26. Major Texan city near the New Mexico and Mexico borders: El ____
      27. Soon