Author name: crosswordanswers

7-across – US retail chain founded in 1969 : THEGAP

8-across – On the __ of 3, seminal work by Charles Darwin : ORIGIN

9-across – Another name for bean curd : TOFU

10-across – See 11 : CHRISTIE

11-across – Comedian whose debut Radio 4 show was named for 22 7 : BRIDGET

13-across – 14th century Franciscan friar known for his philosophical razor : OCCAM

16-across – Words spoken by an actor but not found in the text of a play : ADLIB

17-across – State in south-eastern Germany : BAVARIA

19-across – Old __, geyser in Yellowstone National Park, USA : FAITHFUL

21-across – The Russian parliament : DUMA

23-across – Country bordered by the USA and Guatemala : MEXICO

24-across – Site of a congress : VIENNA

1-down – River which joins the Mississippi at Cairo : OHIO

2-down – Lamb of God in Latin : AGNUSDEI

3-down – 1995 science fiction movie starring Natasha Henstridge : SPECIES

4-down – Julianne __, star of Still Alice : MOORE

5-down – Range of conditions caused by infection with HIV : AIDS

6-down – Pacific islands state, capital Tarawa : KIRIBATI

12-down – Australian tennis legend : RODLAVER

14-down – Raymond __, author of the Philip Marlowe novels : CHANDLER

15-down – Anna __, Russian prima ballerina : PAVLOVA

18-down – Zac __, star of the 2017 version of Baywatch : EFRON

20-down – Double, double __ and trouble, from the Song of the Witches in Macbeth : TOIL

22-down – Charity once known as the National Association for Mental Health : MIND

1-across – Term used by Hitchcock for a device which serves only to advance the plot of a film : MACGUFFIN

6-across – German licence fee funded broadcaster : ARD

8-across – Savoury drink made of yoghurt and spices : LASSI

9-across – Romance by Sir Walter Scott, subtitled A Tale of Flodden Field : MARMION

10-across – Jerry’s ex in Seinfeld? : ELAINE

11-across – Remote section of California coastline south of Carmel : BIGSUR

14-across – US printmaker known for her pioneering use of silkscreen : ELIZABETHOLDS

17-across – Unit of currency in Malawi and Zambia : KWACHA

18-across – See 1 Down : FALCON

21-across – Karen’s maid in Will & Grace? : ROSARIO

23-across – Rene __, actor who starred in Get Shorty and The Thomas Crown Affair : RUSSO

24-across – A school of Buddhism : ZEN

25-across – A village in Lincolnshire – or an 1844 novel by Disraeli? : CONINGSBY

1-down – The __, standard example of a 1 Across in the novel by Dashiell Hammett : MALTESE

2-down – Country bordered by Nicaragua and Panama : COSTARICA

3-down – __ Station, the main railway terminus in Washington DC – and Los Angeles : UNION

4-down – US disaster management agency : FEMA

5-down – Norfolk city : NORWICH

6-down – Monica __, author of Brick Lane : ALI

7-down – 1982 comedy written and directed by Barry Levinson : DINER

12-down – Lung disease once known as potter’s rot : SILICOSIS

13-down – Nickname given to Britain’s one-time favourite carp? : BEN

15-down – The official language of Ethiopia : AMHARIC

16-down – Japanese whisky advertised by Bill Murray in Lost in Translation : SUNTORY

17-down – The protagonist of Heart of Darkness? : KURTZ

19-down – City on the Ohio and Erie Canal : AKRON

20-down – The former capital of West Germany : BONN

22-down – See 13 : SON

7-across – 26 29 movie co-starring Jane Russell : GENTLE

8-across – See 7 : PREFER

9-across – See 7 : BLONDES

11-across – George __, the pseudonym of Mary Ann Evans : ELIOT

12-across – 26 29 movie co-starring Tom Ewell : THESEVEN

16-across – See 12 : YEAR

18-across – See 12 : ITCH

21-across – 26 29 movie co-starring Tony Curtis and Jack Lemmon : SOMELIKE

25-across – See 21 : ITHOT

26-across – Elton John’s first candle in the wind? : MARILYN

29-across – See 26 : MONROE

30-across – Ancient Egyptian city on the site of modern-day Luxor : THEBES

1-down – The __ of Nations, seminal work by Adam Smith : WEALTH

2-down – The Rolling __, rock band : STONES

3-down – Richard __, leading man in the movie version of Chicago : GERE

4-down – See 13 : APE

5-down – John __, founder of the Methodist church : WESLEY

6-down – Italian city whence came Shakespeare’s two 7 28? : VERONA

10-down – WW2 special operations unit sometimes called the Baker Street Irregulars : SOE

13-down – The Great __, 1950 book by Paul Brickhill : ESC

14-down – The rival format to Betamax? : VHS

15-down – Union once led by Arthur Scargill : NUM

17-down – Music recording company acquired by Citigroup in 2011 : EMI

19-down – Constituency once represented by George Osborne : TATTON

20-down – NATO term for the times at which specific operations commence : HHOURS

22-down – Unit used to measure electrical resistance : OHM

23-down – Dutch university town : LEIDEN

24-down – John Maynard __, economist : KEYNES

27-down – Town in Piedmont – and a sparkling wine : ASTI

28-down – See 7 Across : MEN

7-across – Catholic pilgrimage site in Portugal – or the daughter of the Prophet Muhammad : FATIMA

8-across – __ counter, technology to measure radiation : GEIGER

9-across – Petroleum jelly brand belonging to Unilever : VASE

10-across – Indonesian volcano that erupted in 1883 : KRAKATOA

11-across – Hurricane that flooded much of southern Louisiana in 2005 : KATRINA

13-across – __ Jerry, rock band whose hits include In the Summertime : MUNGO

15-across – __ Buchanan, character in The Great Gatsby : DAISY

17-across – See 21 : TIMOTHY

20-across – Site of a 1986 natural disaster in Cameroon : LAKENYOS

21-across – Downing Street official who resigned after the 2017 general election : NICK

22-across – __ Gropius, Bauhaus architect : WALTER

23-across – The king of the fairies in A Midsummer Night’s Dream : OBERON

1-down – Vasco __, Portuguese explorer, the first European to reach India by sea : DAGAMA

2-down – See 9 Across : LINE

3-down – Stephen __, author of A Brief History of Time : HAWKING

4-down – Medieval alphabet used to write early Irish : OGHAM

5-down – Mount __, Philippine volcano which erupted in 1991 : PINATUBO

6-down – River running through Vietnam : MEKONG

12-down – Christina Georgina __, poet : ROSSETTI

14-down – The __ Boy, 1946 play by Terence Rattigan : WINSLOW

16-down – 2009 movie by James Cameron : AVATAR

18-down – Trojan prince, the son of Priam and Hecuba : HECTOR

19-down – A many-headed serpent in Greek mythology : HYDRA

21-down – __ Fielding or Edmonds, television personalities : NOEL

5-across – Slang term for high-frequency radio direction finding, introduced in the second world war : HUFFDUFF

7-across – Steven Spielberg’s debut thriller : DUEL

8-across – City once known as Aquæ Sulis : BATH

9-across – See 10 : OFMANAND

10-across – Seminal political statement that was adopted by the French Assembly in August 1789 : DECLARATION

12-across – See 10 : OFTHERIGHTS

14-across – Semi-autonomous archipelago, part of Tanzania : ZANZIBAR

16-across – Roman aqueduct near Avignon : PONT

17-across – State in south-west Nigeria : OGUN

18-across – Galleys used by ancient maritime civilisations of the Mediterranean, having three banks of oarsmen : TRIREMES

1-down – See 16 Across : DUGARD

2-down – See 10 Across : OFTHECITIZEN

3-down – Ritual act of public penance required by the Spanish Inquisition : AUTODAFE

4-down – John __, Beatle : LENNON

6-down – Portmanteau term for a female robot in science and art : FEM

7-down – Actor who starred in Easy Rider, Blue Velvet and Apocalypse Now : DENNISHOPPER

11-down – Precipitation that is made poisonous by industrial pollutants : ACIDRAIN

12-down – __ County, wealthy suburb south of Los Angeles – or the new black? : ORANGE

13-down – __ Boulevard, major road through Hollywood, a Gloria Swanson film, or an Andrew Lloyd Webber musical : SUNSET

15-down – See 6 : BOT