1. Small Central European duchy sometimes spelt slightly differently

6. Within a short period

8. South African Republic’s
currency

11. Michelangelo’s masterly sculpture

12. Combining form meaning ‘life’

13. Twosome, like Paes-Bhupathi

14. Imperial order issued by Czars

17. How the Irish call their homeland

19. Madhya Pradesh town famous for its sculptures

21. Vast metropolitan area comprising several cities and suburbs

2. Extra-terrestrial object (inits.)

3. Active volcano in Sicily

4. The Doab between the Beas and Ravi

5. Akira Kurosawa’s filmic
masterpiece

6. Weasel-like mammal

7. Smell, generally disagreeable

9. Common European viper

10. Die by submerging in water

15. Deborah —, Hollywood beauty

16. Flow or ooze gradually

18. General Eisenhower’s popular name

20. Beer-like malt beverage

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