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People and Places IX Crossword Puzzle

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Number nine in an occasional series about famous people and locations in the wonderful world we live in. Occasional off beat clue that will either make you smile or cringe.
Author: 1nn1 - Diff: Harder

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      1. Major Yorkshire UK city out in front
      4. Cape Verde capital
      7. Major historical city, central Vietnam
      8. Major Californian city: San ____
      9. Rolls' partner
      11. Precious stones
      13. Minnesota capital (2,4)
      15. Face to face: ___ - a - ___ (same word)
      17. Small north African country named after its capital
      19. Modern but shorter name for a horrible condition that used to be called "Shell shock" in WWI
      20. Birds and gliders did this before landing
      22. Resplendent but imperfect garden
      24. Indigenous people of the Caribbean
      26. Large Nebraskan city favoured by Counting Crows
      27. Russian space station
      28. Irwin or Carell
      29. Mr Shaw (1910-2004) American jazz clarinetist

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      1. Veins of mineral within rock
      2. Frees from obligation
      3. Military dictator from Japan during the period 1185 to 1868
      4. Russian city near the Urals on the bank of the Kama River, famous for its 80s hairstyles
      5. Adams or Brenneman
      6. British pop singer, who "Rumour Has It" couldn't remember her last name when "Rolling in the Deep"
      10. Rome's port
      12. Monsieur Bruyère (1776?1847), French painter OR Ms Mertens former No. 1 ranked doubles tennis player
      14. W. H.; Major British poet of the 20th century. "Funeral Blues"
      16. Amelia, American pioneer aviatrix
      18. Desert bisected by the US-Mexican border
      19. Acronymic informal name for the American commander in chief
      21. Francis, knighted English sea captain and privateer who circumnavigated the world
      23. Architectural feature of 39 US State Capitols
      25. Diminutive for the 34th 19D