crossword no. 739

ACROSS

1 Asteroid discovered in 1898 and named after a Greek god (4)

4 Resemblance of one thing to another of a different kind (6)

9 Large wooded area in Argyll planted in the 1930s (8,6)

11 Motorcycle suitable for use over rough terrain (5,4)

12 Large powerful breed of Japanese dog (5) 13 Sound mental or physical condition (6) 15 Crisp, baked mixture of beaten egg whites and sugar (8)

17 Motorcycle racing around an oval cinder

track (8)

18 Gesture or word of greeting in

Middle East (6)

21 Cartoon dog who is Mickey Mouse’s

pet (5)

22 Original holding of two cards only in a

suit (9)

24 Jacobite heroine who helped the Young

Pretender escape in 1745 (5,9)

25 An outburst of emotion or illness (6)

26 Tom Brown’s friend at Rugby School (4)

DOWN

2 Where in Scotland love of French is

its heart, in two ways (5)

3 Plant of a genus that includes

sage (6)

4 Substance added to washing to

increase fluffiness of clothes (8)

5 Cocktail of tequila and citrus fruit

juice (9)

6 Actor who spoke the very first words

on Eastenders (6,8)

7 Short ,humorous scene or play (6)

8 Country whose economy is

dependent on foreign capital (6,8)

10 Old, pitiful worn-out horse (4)

14 Scottish nickname for a fox (3-6)

16 Writ or command from a higher court

to a lower (8)

17 Groove or slit in the tread of a tyre (4) 19 Poem lamenting a person’s death (6) 20 Political or economic power (6)

23 Casual trousers widely flared from

the knees (5)