FACTFINDER’S CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 Citizen of large west African country (356,669 sq miles; pop 200 million), independent since 1960 (8) 5 Movement aiming at a political union between Cyprus and Greece (6)

10 Red wine grape variety, chiefly associated with the Burgundy region (5,4)

11 Being broadcast on radio or television (2,3) 12 Elmore __ (1925 - 2013), New Orleans-born US novelist (7)

13 A foot of two short syllables followed by a long syllable (US sp) (7)

14 The most loyal members of a group (4,4) 17 A size of typewriter type allowing 12 letters to the inch (5)

19 An inverted or non-drip spirit measure (5) 21 To yield obedience to (8)

24 Tall prickly plants with spiky purple flower

heads (7)

25 Spanish wine-shops (7)

27 Dagger-signs used especially for footnotes (5)

28 Port city in southern France (pop about 900,000) (9)

29 Followed after, or as a result (6)

30 A fort with five bastions (8)

DOWN

1 A petroleum jelly used in flame-throwers (6)

2 Relating to journalism of an exaggerated and fictionalised style (5)

3 Small county in the East Midlands of England (147 sq miles; pop 40,000) (7) 4 Now obsolete term for to take oneself off (5)

6 A new-born child (7)

7 A drink of beer and cider in equal measures (9)

8 A drink of white wine and and soda water (8)

9 A late variety of the crossbow (8) 15 Aardvarks of southern Africa (3-6)

16 Small marsupials endemic to the Americas (8)

18 Seaport, and former royal burgh, on the east coast (pop 12,000) (8)

20 A narrow opening or fissure (7)

22 The north central region of the US (7)

23 In or towards the back of a boat (6)

25 Now obsolete term for a small sailing vesel

(5)

26 A system of forced labour camps in the

Soviet Union (5)