The Irish Mail on Sunday

Hidden within the grid are answers to these 20 clues

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1 What common mineral is formed by the fossilisat­ion of

vegetation?

2 Wild Raspberrie­s and Holy Cats were self-published

books by which artist?

3 What is the name of the liquid rock which pours from a

volcano?

4 The spiny, hard relatives of starfish and sea cucumbers

are commonly known as a sea what?

5 What was the food of the gods, said to give eternal life to

those who ate it?

6 What colour stocks is Malvolio tricked into wearing in

Twelfth Night?

7 What planet comes between Jupiter and Uranus?

8 What does the Italian musical term adagio mean?

9 Hammerhead and cookie-cutter are types of which large

cartilagin­ous fish?

10 What nationalit­y was artist Henri Matisse?

11 Which fruit has a variety called a Baron Solemacher?

12 Which large rodent, native to the Americas, is well-known

for its long, spiky defensive quills?

13 Who played the title role in the 1975 film Barry Lyndon?

14 Who played Tom Powers in the 1931 film The Public

Enemy?

15 Which primates, native to Madagascar, feature species

such as Ring-Tailed and Furry-Eared Dwarf?

16 What is the national flower of Cyprus?

17 What modern vehicle was invented to circumvent trench

warfare?

18 The Mojave desert is in which US state?

19 What stringed symphonic instrument has a pedestal and

a crown?

20 What kind of natural phenomenon ‘meanders’?

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