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1 Graces never forgot (anagram) — 17th century English glassmaker (6,11)
10 Hand-written or typed documents (11)
16 The centre of an amphitheatre (5)
17 Large or important church (7)
18 Best (7)
19 Navigational instrument for calculating latitude and longitude (7)
20 A buff-coloured cotton cloth originally made in China (7)
21 Site of a temple to Artemis, one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World (7)
22 The __ of the Glen, famous animal painting by Sir Edwin Landseer (7)
23 A professional cook (4)
25 Use until no longer usable (4,3)
27 Device for weighing (6)
30 Commune in the southwestern suburbs of Paris — small island in the Inner Hebrides (5)
32 Method of painting in opaque pigments ground in water and thickened with glue (7)
35 Inlays on end (anagram) — 20th century Australian painter (6,5)
37 Item taken in part-exchange (5-2)
39 Western region of Germany demilitarised as part of the Versailles Treaty in 1919 (9)
40 Painter of A Bar at the Folies- Bergère (7,5)
42 Implements used to extinguish candles (8)
44 Angel of high eminence in Jewish, Christian, and Muslim tradition (7)
46 Official language of the Persian Empire from the 6th century BC (7)
48 Milky brightness (11)
50 Flawed (9)
52 Popular children’s author, creator of Noddy (4,6)
54 Piece of material worn over a helmet as a covering (10)
61 Pseudonym of Anne Bronte (5,4)
62 Decoration inspired by oriental art (11)
64 Republic south of the Gulf of Finland (7)
65 Takes the king’s shilling (7)
67 __ Rosa (1615-73), Neapolitan painter active mainly in Rome (8)
68 Flemish painter (1610–90) noted for genre scenes of peasant life (5,7)
71 Rhenish pottery and porcelain factory founded in 1764 (9)
73 An orange-yellow colour (7)
75 Roman dreams (anagram) — English silversmith (1873-1939) (4,7)
77 Eminent Alexandrian geographer and astronomer (7)
78 Second-largest city in Oklahoma (5)
80 Ince and —, 18th century furniture designers (6)
81 Mary __ (1844-1926), American-born Impressionist painter in Paris (7)
84 Resort city on the French Riviera (4)
86 Spanish coins, originally silver (7)
88 Renowned English sculptor and draughtsman (1755-1826) (7)
90 Prince of the Holy Roman Empire (7)
94 Renowned Dutch Renaissance scholar (1466-1536) (7)
95 Dominik __, distinguished Bohemian engraver of glass in the Beidermeier style (7)
96 Famous Japanese painter and graphic artist of the Ukiyo-e school (7)
97 An opera by Puccini (5)
98 Renowned American operatic soprano (5,6)
99 Underlings in farms (anagram) — English painter (1878-1959) specialising in scenes involving horses (3,6,8)
Down
1 The general direction or arrangement of fibrous elements in wood (5)
2 The islands of the Pacific (7)
3 __ Darling, muchcommemorated Victorian heroine (5)
4 Frederic __, American painter and sculptor (1861-1909) (9)
5 A thin lamina of wood applied to the surface of furniture (6)
6 A V-shaped indentation on an edge or surface (5)
7 A yellow variety of olivine used as a gemstone (10)
8 Woodwind instruments (5)
9 Native American tribal symbol (5,4)
10 Brief periods of time (7)
11 Belgian city at the junction of the Meuse and Sambre rivers (5)
12 Secret store of valuables or money (5)
13 Horizontal bar (4)
14 A yellow slightly tinged with red (5)
15 Metalware produced using a process invented by Thomas Boulsover in 1743 (9,5)
24 Lacking refinement (4)
25 Methodist (8)
26 Last letter of the Greek alphabet (5)
28 Hundredth anniversary (9)
29 An S-shaped bend or piece (4,4)
31 County formerly divided into Ridings (9)
32 Distinguished Norwegian composer of the 19th century (5)
33 Wine cups used in the Communion service (8)
34 A city in western Texas on the Mexican border (2,4)
36 Czech composer renowned for his symphony “From the New World” (6)
38 A female relative (5)
41 Mislead (7)
43 Terminal ornaments of apexes or corners (7)
45 Lowest British hereditary title (7)
47 Entrance to the underworld, as described by Virgil and other Latin writers (7)
49 Books etc. of a sexually explicit nature (7)
51 A French car manufacturer (7)
53 Witty person (3,6)
55 A song sung by Venetian gondoliers, or music in imitation of this (9)
56 Ape rhyme in poem (anagram) — glass-maker known for his ruby glass (5,9)
57 Small dagger with a tapered blade (8)
58 Initials interwoven as a device (8)
59 Not perused (6)
60 Wickerwork or wooden cradle or pram, usually hooded (8)
62 Occupants of Britain, Spain and Gaul prior to Roman times (5)
63 Hebrew prophet taken up to heaven in a chariot of fire (6)
66 Two-wheeled one-horse carriage with a single seat (5)
69 City in southern France, known for its many well-preserved Roman remains (5)
70 American pop artist and filmmaker (1926-87) (4,6)
72 A fencing sword similar to a foil (4)
74 Dutch portraitist who painted The Laughing Cavalier (5,4)
76 French prelate and statesman, principal minister to Louis XIII (9)
79 Correspondence (7)
82 A skilled worker or craftsman (7)
83 In mint condition (6)
85 René __, French film director (1898–1981) (5)
86 Title (placed after the name) of a Turkish officer of high rank (5)
87 A female prophet or oracle (5)
88 More exquisite (5)
89 Manufacturer (5)
91 Sir Edmund __, studio-potter of Clevedon Court (5)
92 Backs (5)
93 A novel by Jane Austen (4)
Completed crosswords must be received by 23 January 2023 to qualify for entry into the prize draw. The first correct entry to be selected at random after the draw closes will win a bottle of Fortnum & Mason prosecco. The winner will be announced in ATG No 2578 alongside the answers.
Entries by email to editorial@antiquestradegazette.com We recommend you take a clear digital photo of your solution and attach it to your email. To send your solution by post, mark your envelope GIANT PRIZE CROSSWORD, and post it to: Tom Derbyshire, Antiques Trade Gazette, Harlequin Building, 65 Southwark Street, London SE1 0HR.
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