The Guardian - Speedy crossword No 1,194 - Aug 18 2018

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----- Comaneci, Romanian-born gymnast NADIA
Composer of the opera The Barber of Seville ROSSINI
Richard Hannay novel (1916) from John Buchan, sequel to The Thirty-Nine Steps GREENMANTLE
Alexandre Gustave ------, French engineer (1832-1923) EIFFEL
American writer and leading exponent of transcendentalism (1803-1882) EMERSON
Beach area of Rio de Janeiro IPANEMA
Directs one's attention on something: tiny openings in the skin PORES
Edition: give out ISSUE
Fear-led (anag) FEDERAL
Fetter expediently CLAPINIRONS
Fringe stage APRON
In geometry, a problem based on a theorem RIDER
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In golf, the historic predecessor of a five iron MASHIE
Milk-like, milky LACTEAL
Mixture of spices – coriander, cumin, cloves, cinnamon, chillies, etc – used in Indian dishes GARAMMASALA
Parts of speech – proper, collective, verbal, etc NOUNS
Roman battle formation with shields linked as one TESTUDO
Russian country villa, maybe in the 20 DACHA
Russian mountains separating Europe from Asia URALS
Swimming, floating NATANT
Training technique, acting out a particular part ROLEPLAYING
Vigilant, always watchful LIDLESS
Washing of clothes LAUNDRY
Zig-zag on skis SLALOM