Scribble pad
Astronomer who discovered Uranus (8)
2 Tree with brightly coloured foliage (4)
Something that prompts a reaction (8)
4 Chequered sponge and marzipan cake (10)
Founder of the Metropolitan Police (6,4)
6 5th track on The Seer album by Big Country (6)
Film with Bob Hoskins and an animated co-star (3,6,5,6)
8 Another name for Kincardineshire, The _____ (6)
Band who released ‘I Want to Know What Love Is’ (9)
10 Tom Wolfe book about astronaut training (3,5,5)
French word for brother (5) Early video game featuring descending aliens (5,8)
17 Agatha Christie’s most popular novel (3,4,5,4,4)
Another name for a cooking range (3)
23 Adjective meaning sleep-inducing (9)
What Dr. Lecter might have with liver and Chianti? (4,5)
26 Northern-most city in Scotland (9) 27 “Nora was my girl when I first was in a group, I can still see her _____, stirring chicken soup.” (The Waterboys) (2,4,3)
Actor and rapper, starred in Bullet Boy (6,7)
31 Scottish actress Hendrie, played Briony Campbell in EastEnders (3) 32 Kipling story featuring Mowgli (3,6,4)
33 Pete Cook’s comedy partner (3) 38 Term for a slow-to-heal open sore (10)
39 Airport code for Europe’s busiest airport (3)
40 11th President of America (5,1,4) 41 Scottish golfer, won The Open Championship in 1985 (5,4)
44 People such as Ewan McGregor and Andy Murray (8)
46 Verb meaning to erode through use (8)
48 Surname of Scottish ex-This Morning host John (6)
50 Term for a person from the United Kingdom (6)
51 Adjective meaning shabby in looks (5)
56 TV presenter Porter or Comedienne French (4)