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7 A people of the Altiplano in South America, conquered by the Incas in the 15th century (6) Henry___, 19th-century Whig politician, who designed a one-horse carriage that is named after him (8) A North American island said to have been purchased from local Native Americans by European settlers for a trivial price (9) London theatre in which Shakespeare’s plays were performed after 1599 (5) In English feudal law, a manor house and the adjacent land not let to freehold tenants (7) Supporter of a system of rule that ended with Nicholas ll (7) Leni___,a brilliant German film director, (1935) (11) Ancient god of light, whose cult became popular throughout the Roman empire (7) Principal work of Machiavelli, laying down the means by which power can be gained and maintained (3,6) The name given to Germany’s most complex encryption machine in the Second World War (6)

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