QUIZ CROSSWORD

Rearrange the letters in the shaded squares to reveal the name of a rapper (4,6)

ACROSS

8 São Tomé and _, island country in the Gulf of Guinea (8)

9 1939 play by Eugene O’Neill, The _ Cometh (6)

10 Granular material composed of finely divided mineral particles (4)

11 Black-and-white striped animal in the equid family (5)

12 Mad _ And Englishmen, Noël Coward song first performed in 1931 (4)

13 Legendary Greek king of Ithaca and the hero of an epic poem by Homer (8)

16 Simplified speech used for communication between people with different languages (6)

18 The largest and heaviest of the three weapons used in the sport of fencing (4)

20 British author who created Winnie-the-Pooh, A. A. _ (5)

21 Author of The Midwich Cuckoos and The Day Of The Triffids, _ Wyndham (4)

22 2001 novel by Dennis Lehane, _ River (6)

23 William _, the 25th President of the United States, from 1897 until his assassination in

1901 (8)

26 Combustible sedimentary rock which is a type of fossil fuel (4)

28 Venezuelan athlete who holds the world record for women’s triple jump, Yulimar _ (5)

30 Roman à _, literary genre where real-life events are overlaid with a façade of fiction (4)

31 Construction material made of aggregates, a binder and water (6)

32 Area for keeping and raising animals or plants for observation or research (8)

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1 Swedish-American pole vaulter; the current world outdoor and indoor record holder, _ Duplantis (6)

2 Author of children’s books including The Magic Faraway

Tree, _ Blyton (4)

3 1970s children’s TV drama written by Helen Cresswell, _ Dripping (6)

4 Plant used for food, medicine or perfume (4)

5 Nickname given to New York City (3,5)

6 Make Do And _, UK government campaign in World War II (4)

7 Winner of the 2023 BBC Sports Personality of the Year Lifetime Achievement award, Kenny _ (8)

14 1969 single by Neil Diamond, _ Caroline (5)

15 Historic coastal city in the US state of Massachusetts (5)

17 City in eastern France renowned for its mustard (5)

19 City on the south coast of Devon (8)

20 Cake or cookie made from ground almonds, egg whites and sugar (8)

24 Country in Southeast Europe whose capital is Pristina (6)

25 Personification of darkness in Greek mythology (6)

27 Word meaning “lake” or “sea inlet” in Scottish and Irish Gaelic (4)

29 Another name for Jupiter, the Roman god of the sky and thunder (4)

30 The second largest city in the Republic of Ireland (4)