£áACROSS&DOWNzHs‘;!з1.2cî÷¿ ANTIBES.BUFFALOV.R.E.E.A.O.S.GATOLL.ALLIGATORL.V.G.H.I.B.R.EAMERICAN.SABOTSN...U.R.A.N.L..CATAMARAN.KRAALH.R...I.T...B.EEVIAN.ELALAMEIN..A.A.R.R.R...ILATINO.ACIDRAINA.H.K.C.T.E.Q.GGALLIPOLI.CHAIRO.O.N.A.C.H.B.ASENEGAL.ABELARD-------.--------.-.-.-.-.-.-.------.----------.-.-.-.-.-.-.---------.-------...-.-.-.-.-..---------.------.-...-.-...-.------.---------..-.-.-.-.-...-------.---------.-.-.-.-.-.-.----------.------.-.-.-.-.-.-.--------.-------based on puzzle published by Geograhical magazine Feb 1999Eddie JamesA French Riviera port that includes Juan les Pins (7)Not the sort of rapid descent welcomed by skiers! (9)Treasure store (5)NW European kingdom (7)British vertical take-off fighter plane (3,7)(see 11)Island just east of Java (4)Dense mass of sea mist resembling land from a distance (3-4)Old navigational instrument, forerunner of the sextant (9)Mythical, hideous giants (5)Coral reef surrounding a lagoon (5)Carniverous amphibian — 'Mississippi' or 'Chinese' (9)(& 5ac.) Herding animal slaughtered almost to extinction (8,7)Wooden shoes once worn by European peasants (6)Fifth largest of the world's continents (10)Twin-hulled boat (9)Endurance test, involving swimming, cycling and running (9)A South African stockade (5)Its name has now reverted to St Petersburg (9)French spa town on southern shore of Lake Geneva (5)City of China whose name means 'southern capital' (7)Northern Egyptian desert location of two WW2 battles (2,7)Department and river of the Rhône-Alpes region (7)Hispanic US resident (6)Largest Nigerian city (5)Precipitation of atmospheric pollution (4,4)A gulf on northeastern arm of the Red Sea (5)Fossil fuel (4)Doomed Dardanelles venture produces Georgia oil spill - pointless, awful (9)Could be bath, deck, high, swivel, etc. (5)Westernmost republic of the bulge of West Africa (7)French theologian and devoted lover of Heloise (7)