Diversions & Puzzles

Puzzle No 1611

Clues across

1. “Infamy! Infamy! They’ve all got it in for me!” exclaimed Kenneth Williams in which film? (5,2,4) 8. Who, according to author Amit Kalantri, were once amateurs who kept practising? (7) 9/10. La Vie en Rose is whose signature song? (5,4) 11. What is an inflated sense of one’s own importance? (7) 12. The cocktail Bramble contains what spirit? (3) 13. What gelatinous substance from seaweed is used as a thickener in foods? (4) 15. Which South Island town boasts a large sculpture of a brown trout? (4) 17. In what unlicensed restaurant may diners drink their own wine? (1,1,1) 19. What country borders Montenegro, Kosovo, North Macedonia and Greece? (7) 20. Which mountain is the tallest active volcano in Europe? (4) 23. What mayonnaise is flavoured with garlic? (5) 24. What mixture of bituminous pitch with sand or gravel is used for surfacing roads? (7) 25. In cricket, what apparatus provides the batter a clear view of the bowler’s deliveries? (5,6)

Clues down

1. Khufu, builder of the Great Pyramid of Giza, is also known by what name? (6) 2. Founded in 1824, what is the world’s oldest animal welfare organisation? (1,1,1,1,1) 3. Which English royal house adopted a white rose as their symbol? (4) 4. Which Peter designed a tunnel-shaped corrugated iron hut used in wartime? (6) 5. What is to be in hiding to avoid notice or detection? (3,5) 6. What annual awards are presented by the Society of London Theatre to recognise excellence? (7) 7. What word can follow colour, pyramid, housing? (6) 12/14. Which master carver famous for his decorative work especially at Hampton Court Palace and St Paul’s Cathedral died 300 years ago this month? (8,7) 16. Which country has about 20% of the world’s fresh water? (6) 17. What black stoneware was developed by Josiah Wedgwood? (6) 18. In 1474, which William printed the first book in English? (6) 21. What is a just detectable amount? (5) 22. Which association of oilproducing countries was founded in 1960? (4)