|
Across | 7 | | Thick dark oily liquid with a
penetrating odour, obtained by
distilling coal tar, used as a
wood preservative (8) |
| 9 | | Forename of the character played
by Joan Collins in the TV soap
Dynasty (6) |
| 10 | | Town nearest to the London Ashford
Airport (4) |
| 11 | | Australian swimmer who won five
medals at the 1972 Olympics, aged
15 (5,5) |
| 12 | | Second largest city in Arizona (6) |
| 14 | | Swiss psychologist whose
autobiography was Memories,
Dreams and Reflections (4,4) |
| 15 | | In ten-pin bowling, the act of
knocking down all ten pins with
the first ball of a frame (6) |
| 17 | | Clyde ___ , Kansas farmer who
founded the eponymous aircraft
company in 1927 (6) |
| 20 | | Genus of plants, native to South
Africa, which includes the Cape
Hyacinth (8) |
| 22 | | German-occupied port in France
raided by the Allies in August 1942 (6) |
| 23 | | Musical based on Puccini's opera Madame Butterfly (4,6) |
| 24 | | African republic situated between
Ghana and Benin (4) |
| 25 | | Cesar ___ , US actor who played
The Joker in the TV series
Batman (6) |
| 26 | | Magazine launched in 1992 by
Richard Ingrams, former editor of
Private Eye (3,5) |
|
Down | 1 | | Richard ___ , winner of the
Academy Award for Best Actor in
1977 for The Goodbye Girl (8) |
| 2 | | Blue dyestuff used as body paint
by Ancient Britons (4) |
| 3 | | Ben ___ , English Renaissance
dramatist who wrote the comedy
Volpone (6) |
| 4 | | Body of water into which the
Detroit river flows (4,4) |
| 5 | | French term roughly meaning 'the right word at the right time' (2,3,5) |
| 6 | | Musical instrument of which the
Stradivarius is reputedly the
finest example (6) |
| 8 | | Name given to the military
governor within the Byzantine
Empire (6) |
| 13 | | Scottish folk dance similar to the
reel, but with slower, more
gliding steps (10) |
| 16 | | Animal whose males are called
bucks, boomers or jacks (8) |
| 18 | | Chord whose notes are played one
at a time in rapid succession
rather than simultaneously (8) |
| 19 | | Worm-like larva of various flies,
especially that of the housefly (6) |
| 21 | | Isaac ___ , Russian-born science
fiction writer who coined the word
"robotics" (6) |
| 22 | | Unit of weight of thread, usually
used as a measure of the fineness
of stockings or tights (6) |
| 24 | | Jethro ___ , agricultural pioneer
who developed the seed drill (4) |
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