The £1,000 crossword
ACROSS
1 People who uphold or defend a cause; supporters (9) 6 Small falcon that tends to hover against the wind and feeds on small mammals (7) 10 A surrounding area or region, especially the suburbs or outskirts of a town or city (8) 11 University in New Jersey, founded in the 18th Century (9) 12 Ambiguities, omissions, etc, as in laws, by which one can avoid a penalty or responsibility (9) 13 Hooded habits of monks (5) 15 An image, video or phrase spread widely on the internet (4) 16 A large, extinct flightless bird of New Zealand (3) 17 The capital city of Malta (8) 18 A woman’s almost brimless close-fitting hat (6) 21 Antelopes inhabiting Africa’s savannas; wildebeests (4) 23 _ saw, a fine-toothed saw with a long thin narrow blade, used for cutting designs in thin wood or metal (4) 25 Name given to the British government in India before 1947 (3,3) 27 A Spanish soup made from vegetables, served cold (8) 28 A small segment of music that holds a certain number of beats (3) 29 Width of the widely opened mouth of a vertebrate (4) 31 A characteristic feature or quality (5) 32 Atlantic island republic off the coast of West Africa (4,5) 34 _ payment, a contribution made to alleviate hardship resulting from a sudden loss of income (9) 35 1940 animated film by Walt Disney, consisting of eight segments set to pieces of classical music (8) 36 A small insectivorous plant also called sundew, having leaves covered with adhesive hairs (7) 37 Herbivorous, terrestrial reptiles with heavy, domeshaped shells (9)
DOWN
2 Scottish swimmer who won an Olympic gold medal in the 200m breaststroke in 1976 (5,6) 3 _ pastry, light dough used for profiteroles, eclairs, etc (5) 4 A vigorous fight, scuffle or struggle (6) 5 An addition designed to complete or make up for a deficiency, etc (10) 6 Petra _, Czech tennis player who was Wimbledon champion in 2011 and 2014 (7) 7 Republic of _ _, country on western coast of Africa (3,5) 8 Auld _ _, poem written by Robert Burns in 1788, based on Scottish folk song (4,4) 9 Either one of two large veins that convey oxygen-depleted blood to the heart (4,4) 14 A rest or nap, usually taken in the early afternoon, as in hot countries (6) 15 A distinctive idea, especially a theme elaborated on in a piece of music or literature (5) 19 A small hanging flap or piece of lace, etc, such as one dangling from a headdress (6) 20 American film actress and dancer who starred in Silk Stockings (1957) (3,8) 21 Northern Irish Manchester United player who won the Ballon d’or in 1968 (6,4) 22 A dark, fine-grained laminated sedimentary rock (5) 24 Canadian city and port at the junction of the Ottawa and St Lawrence Rivers (8) 25 In computing, a device with a flat surface upon which the finger can be moved to control the cursor on the screen (8) 26 François _, French Renaissance writer whose works included Gargantua And Pantagruel (8) 28 A coral island in the Caribbean, in the Leeward Islands (7) 30 To steal (minor items), especially in small quantities (6) 33 Stringed musical instrument with a long neck and circular drum-like body (5)