Factfinder’s Crossword

Across

3 Relating to a landlocked country in central Europe, (pop about 8.7 million (5)

8 Of a country in eastern Europe (pop about 11.5 million (6)

9 Capital city in southern Africa (pop about 1.6 million), founded in 1890 (6)

10 Relating to a landlocked country in west Africa (pop about 22 million (6)

11 Robert __ (c1420 - c1490), Scottish poet who wrote The Testament of Cresseid (8)

12 and 29 A soft-nosed expanding bullet (6)

13 Regional capital in southern Italy (pop about 3 million), founded in 470 BC (6)

14 Newts or salamanders (8)

17 Leaves a sailing ship unable to move through lack of wind (7)

19 A male ballet-dancer (7)

23 Bavarian city (pop about 115,000) founded in the 8th century (8)

27 Jane __ (1775 - 1817), Hampshire-born novelist who wrote Pride and Prejudice (6)

29 See 12 across

30 A large South American water-boa (8)

31 An Old Testament prophet (6)

32 Treeless grassy plains in South America (6)

33 Slang term for a member of the House of Lords (6)

34 Tropical West Indies trees, cultivated for their fruit (5)

Down

1 A state in south-west India (pop about 35 million (6)

2 Roman general who was Governor of Britain from 78 to 84 (8)

3 A silvery-white metal, atomic number 21 (8)

4 A narrow strip of land with sea on either side (7) 5 Japanese religion dating from the 8th century (6)

6 A low wall built out into the sea to check erosion (6)

7 Rupert _ (1887-1915), Rugby-born poet (6)

13 An English gold coin first issued in 1351 (5)

15 and 18 A sandpiper with a curved bill (6)

16 A winged creature who lures sailors onto the rocks in Greek mythology (5)

18 See 15 down

20 Public walks, especially between rows of poplars (8)

21 Japanese delicacies of raw fish, etc (8)

22 Played in a moderately slow manner (7)

24 Ian __ (b 1960), Fife-born crime writer (6)

25 Secrets, mysteries, etc (6)

26 The Hindu goddess of wisdom (6)

28 Card game for two people, originating in 19th century France (6)