Author name: crosswordanswers

1-across – __ Rodwell, Coronation Street character played by Helen Worth : GAIL

3-across – Wogan __, the only member of the Communist Party to have sat in the House of Lords : PHILIPPS

9-across – Nile port known for its eponymous ‘Stone’ : ROSETTA

10-across – Site of the 11 that ended the Crimean War : PARIS

11-across – International conference that shaped Europe following the Napoleonic Wars : CONGRESS

12-across – US tennis ball manufacturer : PENN

14-across – __ 11, party once led by Mahatma Gandhi : INDIAN

16-across – Site of the 11 following the Russ-Turkish was of 1877-1888 : BERLIN

19-across – Egyptian city at the southern end of its eponymous canal : SUEZ

20-across – See 11 : OFVIENNA

23-across – Former Portuguese colony in southern China : MACAU

24-across – Japanese atoll, the scene of fierce fighting in 1945 : IWOJIMA

25-across – See 14 : NATIONAL

26-across – The mother of life, in Greek mythology : GAIA

1-down – Henryk __, Polish composer whose Symphony No. 3 gained worldwide popularity : GORECKI

2-down – Henrik __, Norwegian playwright whose works include A Doll’s House : IBSEN

4-down – Patty __, who was kidnapped by the Symbionese Liberation Army in 1974 : HEARST

5-down – Law enforcement agency popularised in the TV series Dragnet : LAPD

6-down – Henry __, English composer of Baroque music : PURCELL

7-down – The name given to the Queen’s first corgi : SUSAN

8-down – Who, according to Bowie, was ‘waiting in the sky’? : STARMAN

13-down – Military smock favoured by the Parachute Regiment during World War II : DENISON

15-down – Barracks in Surrey in the headlines following a number of deaths between 1995 and 2002 : DEEPCUT

17-down – Waterfalls on the US – Canada border : NIAGARA

18-down – Roman province set up after the defeat of Carthage in 146 BC : AFRICA

19-down – Carly __, singer whose hits include You’re So Vain : SIMON

21-down – The Nigerian currency : NAIRA

22-down – 2011 movie by Martin Scorsese : HUGO

7-across – Indonesian archipelago once named as a source of 15 : MALUKU

8-across – See 19 Down : LARSEN

9-across – Hotel on London’s Piccadilly : RITZ

10-across – A moon of Jupiter – or a son of Zeus : GANYMEDE

11-across – Name given to the open letter written by Émile Zola in defence of Alfred Dreyfus : JACCUSE

13-across – See 15 : GIRLS

15-across – Pop group formed in 1994 : SPICE

17-across – Flightless bird – or a type of fern : OSTRICH

20-across – Name once given to the major city on the Hooghly River : CALCUTTA

21-across – Neologism for an open access online course with unlimited participation : MOOC

22-across – __ Knope, the character played by Amy Poehler in Parks and Recreation : LESLIE

23-across – Mary __, athlete who tripped after colliding with Zola Budd in the 1984 Olympics : DECKER

1-down – The capital of the Philippines : MANILA

2-down – Egyptian port and canal : SUEZ

3-down – Guy __, British diplomat – and Soviet agent : BURGESS

4-down – Anthony __, art historian – and Soviet spy : BLUNT

5-down – __ Old Man, 1995 sequel starring Water Matthau and Jack Lemmon : GRUMPIER

6-down – Gregor __, geneticist : MENDEL

12-down – Carbonated soft drink invented by John Pemberton : COCACOLA

14-down – See 7 Across : ISLANDS

16-down – Gary __, South African golfer, winner of nine majors : PLAYER

18-down – Aromatic buds native to 7/14 : CLOVES

19-down – The author of The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo : STIEG

21-down – A type of tear gas – or a product of nutmeg? : MACE

7-across – David __, magician : BLAINE

8-across – Evening meal to end the fast during Ramadan : IFTAR

9-across – One of three weapons used in modern fencing : EPEE

10-across – City in northern Israel : NAZARETH

11-across – Member of the 14th century religious reform movement led by John Wycliffe : LOLLARD

13-across – The capital of Belarus : MINSK

15-across – Port city on Honshu : OSAKA

17-across – A word much loved by crossword setters? : ANAGRAM

19-across – Another name for black treacle : MOLASSES

21-across – The Irish parliament : DAIL

22-across – Pre-dawn meal during Ramadan : SUHUR

23-across – Author of pulp fiction including Get Shorty : ELMORE

1-down – Syrian city, once its largest : ALEPPO

2-down – Dad’s Army character whose identity is accidentally revealed by Captain Mainwaring : PIKE

3-down – See 23 Across : LEONARD

4-down – Cameron __, star of Charlie’s Angels : DIAZ

5-down – Norway’s parliament : STORTING

6-down – Marcus __, Caesar’s assassin : BRUTUS

12-down – India’s parliament : LOKSABHA

14-down – Israel’s parliament : KNESSET

16-down – Name given to the Nike logo : SWOOSH

18-down – Bee farm : APIARY

20-down – Channel Island in two parts, Greater and Little : SARK

21-down – A Russian parliament : DUMA

7-across – __ Act, 1769 legislation ensuring the right to a fair trial : HABEAS

8-across – See 7 : CORPUS

9-across – __ Act, 1976 legislation to prevent certain kinds of discrimination : RACERELATIONS

10-across – Character created by René Goscinny : ASTERIX

12-across – See 14 : CARTA

14-across – The first recognition in English law that subjects of the crown had rights : MAGNA

16-across – Nickname given to New Orleans : BIGEASY

19-across – Site in Florida used by NASA to launch spacecraft : CAPECANAVERAL

21-across – Law from 1689 that limited the powers of the monarch : BILLOF

22-across – See 21 : RIGHTS

1-down – French town whose burgers may be found in Victoria Tower Gardens, London : CALAIS

2-down – A venerable Geordie monk : BEDE

3-down – Author of The Chronicles of Narnia : CSLEWIS

4-down – Richie __, All Black rugby great : MCCAW

5-down – Simon __, poet laureate : ARMITAGE

6-down – Sir Alastair __, former presenter of ITN’s News at Ten : BURNET

11-down – South African golfer also known as the 16 : ERNIEELS

13-down – Nancy __, singer whose hits include These Boots Are Made for Walkin’ : SINATRA

15-down – __ Morrisette, singer whose hits include Ironic : ALANIS

17-down – Ancient city-state in what is now Greece : SPARTA

18-down – A port in Israel – or a perfect cricket delivery? : JAFFA

20-down – Therefore in Latin : ERGO

6-across – Here he is, according to Paul Simon, while Tom flies to Mexico, 14/23 __ : LIVINGBOY

7-across – The capital of Puerto Rico : SAN

9-across – See 6 : YORK

10-across – Latin term for a degree awarded by one university in recognition of qualifications from another : ADEUNDEM

11-across – Animal with whose jawbone Samson slayed his enemies : ASS

13-across – _ Perry, singer whose hits include I Kissed a Girl : KATY

15-across – Ray-finned fish that migrate between the rivers of Europe and the Sargasso Sea : EELS

17-across – See 7 : JUAN

18-across – European research centre, home to the Large Hadron Collider : CERN

20-across – Shorthand for an internet address : URL

22-across – Who was 14/23 one, who could ever reach Dusty Springfield : THESONOF

23-across – Exclusive group who, according to Roy Orbison, know the way he feels tonight? : ONLY

25-across – See 22 : MAN

26-across – See 22 : APREACHER

1-down – Japanese condiment made from fermented soybeans : MISO

2-down – The __, band founded by Ray and Dave Davies : KINKS

3-down – Lizard native to Central and South America : IGUANA

4-down – See 23 Across : LONELY

5-down – Another name for a knee jerk : PATELLAR

8-down – See 6 Across : INNEW

12-down – A term for a boxer who leads with his or her right hand : SOUTHPAW

14-down – See 23 Across : THE

16-down – Sir __ Kapoor, sculptor : ANISH

18-down – A savoury hors d’œuvre : CANAPE

19-down – See 5 : REFLEX

21-down – James __, author of Finnegans Wake : JOYCE

24-down – A town in Staffordshire, or a mountain in Antarctica : LEEK