Diamond Teaser

Can you complete our sparkling diamond-shaped crossword? Solutions to the right

ACROSS

2 Lettuce variety (3)

4 Alessandro —, Italian physicist (5)

6 Obstruct, hinder (3)

8 Paving stone (4)

9 Military group (4)

12 Sixtieth of an hour (6)

13 Bob —, singer and philanthropist (6)

15 The Art of —, text attributed to Sun Tzu (3)

16 Salsa or hummus, eg (3)

18 Junior nobleman (7)

21 Skilful (4)

23 Malarial fever (4)

27 Writing sheet (5)

30 Steep rock face (5)

31 True to life (9)

35 Remedy (4)

36 Egg shape (4)

37 Copyright (9)

39 Loud metallic noise (5)

40 Massage (dough) (5)

42 Sound of a snake (4)

45 George —, Northern Irish football legend (4)

47 Raise up (7)

51 Greek deity of the fields who is represented as

part-man part-goat (3)

53 Needle aperture (3)

54 Outdoor area belonging to a property (6)

55 Delicate (6)

56 Pile (4)

57 Wine bottle holder (4)

58 Jamaican music genre (3)

60 Sibling’s daughter (5)

61 Solidify (3)

DOWN

1 Hit song by the Kinks (4)

2 Shoe repairer (7)

3 Have difficulty (with) (8)

5 Woman’s shirt (6)

7 Sow’s offspring (6)

10 Joan —, Spanish painter (4)

11 Final part of a musical work (4)

12 Spoil, ruin (3)

14 Pear-shaped fruit (3)

15 Walk through shallow water (4)

17 — in Boots, pantomime (4)

19 Drink of the gods (6)

20 Flow slowly (7)

21 Financial shortfall (7)

22 Industrial oven (7) 24 Wed (5)

25 Group of geese (6)

26 Challenger (5)

27 Place (in a position) (3)

28 — jacket, sailor’s coat (3)

29 US whiskey (3)

32 Printing fluid (3)

33 Foot digit (3)

34 Bounder (3)

38 Bead of liquid (4)

41 Short letter (4)

43 Droop (3)

44 Holiday photo? (4)

45 Spending plan (6)

46 Summary (8)

48 Madness (6)

49 Swerve sharply (4)

50 Scottish racecourse (3)

52 Allure, entice (7)

59 Avid, eager (4)