The generalist by Didymus
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10 In Islam, a tax of 2.5%, payable on property and used for religious and charitable purposes (5)
11 Veils worn by some Muslim women in public (8)
12 City and port in Fujian province in southeast China, lying opposite Taiwan (6)
14 Residential and holiday town in the northeast of the Wirral peninsula (8)
15 Shakespeare’s term for a finger hole in a flute (7)
16 Ancient city in Sumer, noted for its long frontier conflict with Lagash (4)
17 A small South American anteater (7)