FACTFINDER’S CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 Restored stronghold near Stirling built in the late 14th century ( 5,6)

9 A character in Sakespeare’s The Tempest

( 5)

10 The officers collectively of a warship ( 4- 4) 12 A miniature 3- D scene with figures ( 7) 13 Edith __ ( 1887 - 1964), Scarborough- born

poet created a dame in 1954 ( 7)

14 John __ ( 1735 - 1826), the second president

of the USA ( 5)

15 Herbert __ ( 1850 - 1916), army officer appointed Secretary of State for War in 1914 ( 9)

18 Evaded ( a responsibility) ( 9)

20 A papilionaceous plant with flowers on long

spikes ( 5)

21 A slight hint, or vague notion ( 7)

24 A siren of the Rhine in Germanic legend ( 7) 25 An object supposed to have magical

powers ( 8)

26 Old name for nitrogen ( 5)

27 Having an optimistic view of the world,

from a character in Voltaire’s Candide ( 11)

DOWN

2 City in northern France ( pop 115,000), with a cathedral built in the 17th century ( 7) 3 Suffolk town ( pop about 20,000), a major horse racing centre ( 9)

4 The goddess of agriculture in Roman mythology ( 5)

5 A term of imprisonment ( coll) ( 7)

6 Sergio __ ( 1929 - 89), film director regarded as the inventor of Spaghetti Westerns ( 5) 7 Country in the Middle East ( 830 sq miles; pop about 32 million), established in 1932 ( 5,6)

8 A Cretan monster with a bull’s head and a man’s body in Greek mythology ( 8) 11 Citizens of a city in northern Italy ( pop about 380,000), the site of the Uffizi Gallery ( 11)

16 Fields that are submerged in sea water at a flood tide ( 9)

17 A trick- taking card game, akin to Euchre

( 8)

19 Moving with a smooth continuous motion

( 7)

20 City in southern Cyprus ( pop about 50,000), built on the ruins of ancient Citium ( 7)

22 An Australian marsupial like a small bear

( 5)

23 A dish of okra pods seasoned ( 5)