CROSSWORD

ACROSS 1 Baby wild cat (4,3) 6 _ Johnson, Conservative MP (5) 9 _ Witherspoon, US actress, star of

Walk the Line (5) 10 Ancient city founded in the seventh century, site of modern-day Istanbul (9) 11 James _, British Olympic rower (9) 12 Harbour town in Dorset (5) 13 Archbishop of _, title held by Dr

John Sentamu (4) 15 Charlotte _, British jockey and individual dressage gold medallist at the 2016 Olympics (8) 17 _ Lopez, inset, US singer whose hits include On the Floor (8) 18 _ Almighty, 2007 film starring Morgan Freeman (4) 22 Succulent American plant

from which tequila is made (5) 24 1992 film starring Whoopi

Goldberg and Maggie Smith (6,3) 26 Gay rights charity founded in

1989 (9) 27 West African monkey, similar to a

baboon (5) 28 Kimberly _, US singer and

dancer (5) 29 _ Hart, comedienne and actress

(7) DOWN 1 Music and _, 2007 film starring Drew Barrymore and Hugh Grant (6) 2 Culinary herb with small purple flowers, sometimes known as wild marjoram (7) 3 Jonathan _, BBC TV series written by David Renwick and starring Alan Davies (5) 4 Singer/songwriter behind the Band Aid charity singles (3,6) 5 _ Irvine, TV sports presenter and commentator (5) 6 Napoleon _, French general and political leader (9) 7 Large thick-skinned mammal with one or two horns (5) 8 _ Beckett, late Irish playwright and novelist (6) 14 US rapper behind the album The Life of Pablo (5,4) 16 Largest city of Israel and location of the Holy Sepulchre (9) 19 _ Nights, collection of Middle Eastern stories (7) 20 Capital city of Poland (6) 21 _ McCartney, fashion designer (6) 23 Ancient Greek market square (5) 24 Timothy _, British actor who starred in Mr. Turner (5) 25 Type of duck renowned for its soft feathers (5)