Trivioku puzzle #3

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1.What gives you the edge in typography and economics? (6)
2.Which central Indian city is associated with the cobra? (6)
3.Which Roman town was the birthplace of Cicero? (7)
4.Which edible crustacean has branching gills? (5)
5.Which animal is associated with the zodiac sign Aries? (3)
6.Keats wrote an ode to a Grecian what? (3)
7.Which northern town is associated with both George Orwell and George Formby? (5)
8.Which modern country was formerly known as Persia? (4)
9.What is the base unit of mass in the metric system? (4)
HINT: Our planet is doing this.