BIG MONDAY CROSSWORD

2015-02-16 -

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Brother of Europa and traditional founder of Thebes ( 6)

Member of the administrative system of a communist party, especially in the former Soviet Union ( 11)

Radioactive chemical element of the halogen series occurring as a decay product of uranium and thorium; atomic no. 85 ( 8)

2015 action comedy film starring Johnny Depp and Gwyneth Paltrow ( 9)

Miles ___, US jazz trumpeter and composer whose albums include 1959’ s Kind Of Blue ( 5)

Title given to the rulers of ancient Egypt; Egyptian, ‘ great house’ ( 7)

Course of a sailing vessel relative to the direction of the wind ( 4)

Animal genus of the family Equidae that includes the horses, donkeys, zebras and onagers ( 5)

Cone- shaped prominence on the surface of a tooth, especially a molar or premolar ( 4)

Largest of the 29 states of India, on the border with Pakistan; capital, Jaipur ( 9)

Capital of the Italian island of Sicily, founded by the Phoenicians in the 8th century BC ( 7)

Temporary fortification built to defend a position such as a pass or hilltop ( 7)

Longest musical note in common use, having the time value of two minims or four crotchets ( 9)

Small white patch on the forehead of an animal, especially a horse ( 4)

Plea in a criminal charge of having been elsewhere at the relevant time ( 5)

Carl ___ ( 1895- 1982), German composer whose works include the secular cantata Carmina Burana ( 4)

1966 musical by John Kander ( music) and Fred Ebb ( lyrics) based on the Christopher Isherwood novel Goodbye To Berlin ( 7)

Russian pancakes made from buckwheat flour and yeast, typically served with sour cream ( 5)

Levy introduced by Prime Minister William Pitt the Younger in 1798 to fund British participation in the French Revolutionary War ( 6,3)

Apache chief who led resistance to white settlers before surrendering in 1886 ( 8)

Perennial South African plant with tall erect spikes of tubular flowers; Kniphofia uvaria ( 3- 3,5)

Any herbaceous plant or shrub of the genus Euphorbia, having milky, often poisonous, sap ( 6)

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Formerly, a dealer in household items such as wax, candles and soap ( 8)

Port city of SE Florida known as the ‘ Capital of Latin America’ ( 5)

Fielding position in cricket, a little way behind and to the offside of the wicketkeeper ( 4)

First letter of the Hebrew and Phoenician alphabets; Hebrew, ‘ ox’ ( 5)

Fourth compartment of a ruminant mammal’s stomach, where enzymatic or true digestion takes place ( 8)

Drug of a class used to prevent or

alleviate the effects of allergies, eg the ethanolamines ( 13)

Heraldic symbol of a family or office, borne above the shield in a coat of arms or used alone on a helmet ( 5)

US science fiction author who devised the Three Laws Of Robotics ( 5,6)

Central area of an ancient Roman amphitheatre in which gladiatorial contests and other entertainments were staged ( 5)

Oscar- winning star of the 2013 Woody Allen film Blue Jasmine ( 4,9)

‘ Who would true ___ see/ Let him come hither’ ( John Bunyan, The Pilgrim’s Progress) ( 6)

1982- 93 US sitcom set in an eponymous bar in Boston, Massachusetts ( 6)

Highly poisonous defoliant chemical used by US forces in the Vietnam War ( 5,6)

Small Eurasian willow whose flexible branches are used for making baskets etc; Salix viminalis ( 5)

1959 Howard Hawks western starring John Wayne and Dean Martin ( 3,5)

Danish port on the island of Zealand whose Kronborg Castle is the setting of Shakespeare’s Hamlet ( 8)

Mass of small bubbles in liquid caused by agitation, fermentation etc ( 5)

and President of Zambia who assumed office in January 2015 ( 5,5)

Coloured muscular diaphragm behind the cornea of the eye that surrounds and controls the size of the pupil ( 4)