CROSSWORD

ACROSS

Common grey-black passerine bird in the crow family (7)

Device used in a firearm to keep a projectile centred when fired (5) Country in Western Asia whose capital city is Damascus (5) Multisport race, usually consisting of swimming, cycling and running (9) Iconic literary term for a steam locomotive (4,5)

_ Wharton, late US author, the first female Pulitzer Prize recipient (5) _ leopard, large cat native to the mountains of Central and South Asia (4) _ Glory, 2007 debut single for Adele (8) _ table of elements, tabular arrangement first published in 1869 (8)

National Aeronautics and

Space Administration, established in the US in

1958 (4)

The mineral form of potassium nitrate, also known as saltpetre (5)

2003 film comedy starring Luke Wilson and Will Ferrell (3,6) James _, the Prime Minister of Great Britain from 1976 to 1979 (9)

Do The _ Thing, 1989 film comedy directed by Spike Lee (5)

Mo _, inset, British runner who recently won his fifth Great North Run (5) Town in south-eastern France famed for the Pont Saint-Bénézet bridge (7)

5

6

DOWN

_ Rose, British golfer who recently became the World Number One (6) Type of non-realistic or semi-realistic drawing which is sometimes animated (7)

_ Of A Salesman, 1949 play written by the American playwright Arthur Miller (5)

Area or ridge of land that separates neighbouring drainage basins (9) Capital of the US state of Idaho (5) Kelly _, British former heptathlete and Olympic bronze medallist (9)

7 Type of curry based on Pakistani cuisine but originating in the United Kingdom (5)

8 _ Stryder, the stage name of British-Ghanaian rapper Kwasi Danquah III (6)

14 Type of paint made from slaked lime and chalk calcium carbonate (9)

16 Republic of _, European country whose capital city is Skopje (9)

Red liqueur made from blackthorn drupes (4,3)

United Nations humanitarian fund first established in 1946 (6)

_ Ibrahimovic, Swedish footballer who recently scored his 500th goal (6) Steven _, US singer who is the frontman of rock band Aerosmith (5) Natural clay brownish-yellow pigment (5)

Welsh _, small herding dog (5)