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A Medium History Crossword Puzzle

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This history crossword ranges from Ancient Greece and Rome to very recent times. I hope you will enjoy it.
Author: windrush - Diff: Harder

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      1. Republican uprising, __ War, which began in Southern Brazil in 1835 (3,10)
      10. Gear arrangement still used, based on Archimedes screw (4,5)
      11. Capital of Tibet, former home of the Dalai Lama
      12. Premier League Football club, est. 1892, north England (9,6)
      13. Zeno of Elea was famous for developing these, sing.
      14. Another name for thatchers
      15. Mown, dry grass
      16. Christian sect of 12th-13thC. Declared heretics and persecuted, alt.
      18. Historic, cheap accommodation for travellers, pl.
      20. Regiment formed in 1656 by the exiled Charles II in Bruges (9,6)
      22. Famous siege and victory, 1917, assisted by Lawrence of Arabia
      23. Early wire rope developed early 19thC; now made of steel (4,5)
      24. Seven stars of the Big Dipper to an Ancient Roman

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      2. Anglo-Saxon rebel against the Normans, c.1035-1072 (8,3,4)
      3. F. Sherwood __ and Molina linked CFCs to destruction of ozone layer
      4. First of the World's Fairs, held at Crystal Palace, 1851 (5,10)
      5. Temporary floating landing port (8,7)
      6. Name of two former political parties in Spain
      7. Tsar of all Russia 1547 - 1584 (4,3,8)
      8. Bird, traditional property of the British Monarch, sing.
      9. Sudan revolutionaries in 1881-1899 war against many nations
      13. Early beast of burden, John Mionczynski pioneered modern use (4,4)
      17. Stuart Goddard, New Wave singer, actor (4,3)
      19. Small heron, Ardeola ralloides
      21. Canal opened in 1869, divides Africa from Asia