2 November 2017
Crossword by Boffles
Independence
Across
1 From Rome was what Henry VIII wanted for his (6)
5 Broadcasting auntie whose is guaranteed (3)
8 The Turks only relinquished this island in 1898 (5)
10 Royal Academy quality assurance for a city liberated but unlikely to enjoy it (4)
11 Macmillan said this was blowing through 19ac (4,2,6)
15 Uncle who wrested it from France (2)
16 SWAPO homeland (7)
18 It’s often celebrated in this (3)
19 21ac still has enclaves here (6)
21 Simon Bolivar drove it out of much of South America (5)
22 Somewhat fishy proponent of it for Scotland (8)
Down
2 Troubled by Russian separatists (7)
3 21ac is certainly not paying it homage (9)
4 Won it for Pakistan at the cost of a divided India (6)
6 Area of 21ac with dreams of it (6)
7 Romantic poet who died while fighting for Greece (5)
9 The USA re-asserted their’s in this big easy battle (3,7)
12 Sort of war the Irish had over it (5)
13 Violent freedom struggle depicted in film of battle in this North African city (7)
14 Did a polite afternoon social event here really start a revolution? (6)
17 Language of country founded by 4dn (4)
18 Revolt co-led by our eponymous hero (4)
20 18 or 21 generally considered the right one for children to enjoy it (3)
