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The Second Elizabethan Age Crossword Puzzle

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Another challenge from psnz - create a crossword based on the reign of the late Queen Elizabeth II. I respectfully offer this after her faithful 70 years of service to Britain and the Commonwealth.
Author: windrush - Diff: Harder

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      1. Prince Philip was __ to Princes William and Harry, coll.
      5. The Queen celebrated her Gold __ in 2002
      9. Extinct flightless bird of New Zealand
      10. One of the D-Day invasion beaches
      11. In June 1961, US President John and Jacquie __ were guests of honour at Buckingham Palace
      12. The late Queen was Colonel in chief of the __ Guards
      13. A citizen of Azerbaijan
      14. The Queen lay in state for 4 days for public __ in Westminster Hall
      17. Volcanic islands north of Sicily, the __ Islands
      19. (With 3D) Prince Charles married Lady __ in 1981, last name
      21. Commonwealth Island country in the Caribbean, invaded by the US in 1983
      24. In the midst of
      26. The Queen's speech was part of the Commonwealth's traditional __ Day
      28. Wind instrument
      29. Latin word for gold
      30. Coastal inlet
      31. Main jewel in the Royal Sceptre, the Cullinan __ is the largest clear cut gem of its kind
      32. A piper __ the bagpipes during the Queen's funeral procession

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      1. Queen Elizabeth II's grandfather
      2. Higher learning institute (poetic); but Elizabeth and Margaret were tutored at home
      3. (With 19A) Prince Charles married Lady __ in 1981, first name
      4. From guests' accounts, the late Queen was an __ dinner companion
      5. In March 1974, the Queen and Prince Philip visited __ in Indonesia
      6. In 1961 the Queen visited __ (now Bengaluru) in India
      7. Prince Philip declared he was the Queen's "__ man of life and limb" at her Coronation
      8. (Greek myth) The resting place of heroes, the __ Fields
      15. Sprite, or mischievous child
      16. In Scotland, Elizabeth would often walk or drive __ (anonymously)
      18. Find the sum of two or more numbers
      19. Prince Philip's uncle, Lord Mountbatten was First __ from 1955 to 1959 (3,4)
      20. Duke of Gloucester, first cousin to the late Queen, first name
      21. Nepalese soldiers form the Brigade of __ in the British Army
      22. In 2012, the Queen appointed Prince Charles __ of the Fleet
      23. Charles, Prince of Wales __ the mantle of reigning monarch upon the death of the Queen
      25. Large city in Japan
      27. Language of Eswatini, formerly a British protectorate until independence in 1968