Quiz Crossword
1 Mathematically competent (8) 2 Conjuror (8) 3 Woman’s garment (6) 4 Burning (6) 5 Insight (6) 6 Uncommon (4) 11 Dejected (8) 12 Receives by succession (8) 15 Walk like a duck (6) 16 Be a part or member of (6) 17 Horse chestnut (6) 20 Parsley, say (4)
- 1 Album. 4 Reclaimed. 9 Garland. 10 Meerkat. 11 Aphid. 12 Anapaest. 14 District. 16 Device. 18 Stucco. 20 Diameter. 23 Triplane. 24 Match. 27 Adoring. 28 Emotion. 29 Different. 30 Hades. Down: - 1 Aggrandise. 2 Birth. 3 Meander. 4 Radiance. 5 Combat. 6 Average. 7 Makeshift. 8 Date. 13 Hearthings. 15 Square off. 17 Lifebelt. 19 Capsize. 21 Mammoth. 22 Wangle. 25 Triad. 26 Bard. 6 Fifth letter in the Greek alphabet (7) 7 and 15 Down Actress who played the title role in the 1995 film Sabrina (5,6) 9 and 12 Scottish missionary and explorer who died in Africa in 1873 (5,11) 10 Capital of Andalusia, Spain (7) 12 See 9 14 A fleecy cloud formation at medium altitude (11) 18 US state whose capital is Cheyenne (7) 19 JT, author of the 1961 novel Trail Boss (5) 21 AA, author of the children’s book When We Were Very Young (5) 22 Catherine, author of the novels The Gillyvors and The Invitation (7) 1 Small marine food fish, Clupea sprattus (5) 2 Port and resort in NE Italy on the N Adriatic coast (6) 3 and 20 Former Prime Minister of Kampuchea and leader of the Khmer Rouge who died in 1998 (3,3) 4 A code word for the letter J in the NATO phonetic alphabet (6) 5 The double-bass viol lying an octave below the viola da gamba (7) 8 Kingdom in NW Europe whose capital is Brussels (7) 11 City and resort in NW Mexico (7) 13 Ancient region on the Adriatic Sea including parts of present-day Albania, Croatia and Montenegro (7) 15 See 7 Across 16 John, author of the 2000 novel Gertrude and Claudius (6) 17 MD, England Test cricketer who scored an innings of 99 against New Zealand at Auckland in 1988 (5) 20 See 3 Across: - 1 Dumb Waiter. 7 Unger. 8 Salieri. 10 Guardian. 11 Leah. 13 Naboth. 15 Victor. 17 Evil. 18 Resident. 21 Measure. 22 Elgar. 23 For Measure. Down: - 1 Dogma. 2 Meredith. 3 Wystan. 4 Idle. 5 Everett. 6 Guggenheim. 9 Inheritors. 12 Viti Levu. 14 Boitano. 16 Peseta. 19 Eagle. 20 Guam.