|
Across | 1 | | A mild, semi-soft cheese with an
orange rind, originally made by
French Trappist monks in 1816 (4,5) |
| 6 | | A sultanate on the southeastern
corner of the Arabian Peninsula (4) |
| 10 | | A sheet of rock brought far
forward by recumbent folding or
thrusting (5) |
| 11 | | A book of the Old Testament
comprising a collection of
dramatic love poems traditionally
attributed to Solomon (9) |
| 12 | | Graham ___ , co-writer of the TV
sitcom Father Ted with
Arthur Matthews (7) |
| 13 | | ___ Hall, a historic house in
Salford, formerly a moated Tudor
mansion and family seat of the
Radclyffe family (7) |
| 14 | | Songstress whose single Walk on
By reached number 9 in 1964 (6,7) |
| 17 | | Savoy Opera by Gilbert and
Sullivan, alternatively titled
The King of Barataria (3,10) |
| 21 | | An ecclesiastical vestment worn by
a subdeacon or a bishop at mass (7) |
| 22 | | Disgusting or offensive to sight
or smell (7) |
| 24 | | ___ Presley, actress who played
Jenna Wade from 1983 to 1988 in
the TV series Dallas (9) |
| 25 | | The German word for strength, a
type of strong smooth brown
wrapping paper made from pulp
processed with a sulphur solution (5) |
| 26 | | ___ Guinness, British fashion
brand of handbags and accessories,
launched in 1989 (4) |
| 27 | | An illicit bar selling alcohol
during the American Prohibition (9) |
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Down | 1 | | A cocktail typically made of gin,
grenadine, cream, egg white and
lemon juice (4,4) |
| 2 | | Yorkshire town whose racecourse
was the first in Britain to host a
horse race for female jockeys in
1723 (5) |
| 3 | | Canadian humorist who wrote the
sequence of stories Sunshine
Sketches of a Little Town in
1912 (7,7) |
| 4 | | The largest and capital city of
Uttar Pradesh, India (7) |
| 5 | | In America, an acknowledgment of
message received, especially in
radio transmissions (3-4) |
| 7 | | City whose main airport is named
after Billy Mitchell, often
regarded as the father of the
United States Air Force (9) |
| 8 | | Swiss-based food and drink company
whose brands include Ovaltine,
Shreddies and Kit Kat (6) |
| 9 | | Frontiersman of the American Old
West, killed by Jack McCall while
playing poker in Deadwood in 1876 (4,4,6) |
| 15 | | Happening every eighth year, or
lasting eight years (9) |
| 16 | | Shropshire town, birthplace of the
poet Wilfred Owen (8) |
| 18 | | A simple eye or eye-spot,
distinguished from a compound eye,
in insects and other lower animals (7) |
| 19 | | British science fiction comic
hero, a "Pilot of the
Future" in the Eagle
from 1950 to 1967 (3,4) |
| 20 | | In botany, a small appendage,
usually paired, at the base of a
leaflet (6) |
| 23 | | City in Japan that lies at the
mouth of the Yodo River (5) |
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