FACTFINDER’S CROSSWORD

ACROSS 8 A kind of ornamental metallic lacework of gold, silver, etc (8) 9 Small Borders town (pop about 1,500), a royal burgh with a charter dated 1502 (6) 10 Isaac __ (1920 - 92), Russian-born American science fiction writer (6) 11 Canadian provincial capital (pop 700,000), founded in 1873 (8) 12 Large tuberous roots like the potato (4) 13 The northernmost point of the Scottish mainland (6,4)) 15 Bedrich __ (1824 - 84), Bohemian composer who wrote The Bartered Bride (1864) (7) 17 A slender spear used in South Africa (7) 20 Garden at the foot of the Mount of Olives in

Jerusalem (10) 22 Thin rolled Mexican pancake with a meat filling (4) 24 Alfred __ (1809 - 92), Lincolnshire-born poet who was appointed Poet Laureate in 1850 (8) 26 A defensive ring of ox-wagons in South

Africa (6) 27 The Brazilian rabbit (6) 28 __ Moor, site of the last pitched battle on

British soil (8) DOWN 1 An unwholesome exhalation (6) 2 Small American monkey (8) 3 US state capital (pop about 180,000), founded in 1636 (10) 4 A small migratory bird of the thrush family (7) 5 Impetuosity or dash (4) 6 A silver drinking cup (6) 7 Brown sugar in large crystals, or a type of rum (8) 14 Any of various Spring plants with large white flowers (6,4) 16 A rich patron of art or literature (8) 18 One of the two main characters in Samuel Beckett’s Waiting for Godot (8) 19 A flat cake of oatmeal, barley or peasemeal (7) 21 William __ (1718 - 83), East Kilbride-born surgeon appointed Physician to the Queen in 1766 (6) 23 Fine worsted yarn used for embroidery or tapestry (6) 25 A knife or razor used as a weapon (coll) (4)