39a Country in central Africa with the capital Malabo, which gained independence from Spain in October 1968 (10,6) 46a Protagonist in the 1873 novel "Around the World in 80 Days" by French author...
31A) BBc TV series about British seashores (5) 26D) Hard structure on a plant ,generally present for protection against herbivores (5) 42A) One of the stars in cluster Pleiades(7)