FACTFINDER’S CROSSWORD

ACROSS

7 Douglas __ (1913 - 73), Tayport-born poet and translator (5) 8 Individuals who unduly assume an air of superior wisdom (9) 10 An ancient monumental standing stone (6) 11 A type of large terrier (8) 12 Takes legal possession of (8) 13 A food fish akin to the herring (4) 15 Perform or administer beforehand (med)

(7) 17 Upright machine on sailing ships turned so

as to wind a cable upon it (7) 20 George __ (1673 - 1748), Irish soldier responsible for building 240 miles of military roads in the Highlands (4) 22 The hammerhead, an African bird akin to

the storks (8) 25 John __ (1869 - 1930), Irish-born ILP politician who was appointed Minister of Health in 1924 (8) 26 Subject to an obligation (6) 27 A closely-woven twilled silk cloth (9) 28 Ancient Lebanese city, the birthplace of

the philosopher, Zeno (c150 - 75 BC) (5)

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1 Small island town (pop about 1,000), built by the British Fisheries Society (1787 - 8) (9) 2 A looper caterpillar (4-4) 3 Pablo __ (1881 - 1973), Malaga-born artist who painted Guernica (1937) (7) 4 State in north central USA, part of the Louisiana Purchase (1803) (8) 5 The colony of New France in north-east North America (6) 6 The SI unit of magnetic flux density (5) 9 A member of the Women’s Royal Naval Reserve (4) 14 Ruined castle on the east coast, dating from the 14th century (9) 16 Star-shaped (8) 18 Skeleton of a dramatic work, film, etc, scene by scene (8) 19 Sir Edwin __ (1869 - 1944), London-born architect who designed the Cenotaph (1919 -20) (7) 21 The descent of a Hindu deity in a visible form (6) 23 Alan __ (1943 - 98), Edinburgh-born poet

and biographer (4) 24 Martin __(b 1940), US actor who starred in

the TV series, The West Wing (5)