Daily Answers

7-across – Anti-colonial force in 1950s Kenya : MAUMAU

8-across – Portuguese archipelago in the North Atlantic : AZORES

9-across – Green party leader in the UK : ZACK

10-across – The personification of death in Greek mythology : THANATOS

11-across – South African province that includes Johannesburg and Pretoria : GAUTENG

13-across – Indian state – and its tea : ASSAM

15-across – US TV host who has presented both the Emmys and the Oscars : JIMMY

17-across – Elizabeth __,star of The Night Manager and The Crown : DEBICKI

20-across – See 1 Down : SYNDROME

21-across – The US agency concerned with major disaster response : FEMA

22-across – Gorgon said to have snakes for hair? : MEDUSA

23-across – Irish province whose flag shows a red hand : ULSTER

1-down – Unexplained illnesses affecting employees in the US embassy in Cuba and elsewhere : HAVANA

2-down – Russian university city and oblast : OMSK

3-down – See 4 : SULTANA

4-down – Independent MP for Coventry South : ZARAH

5-down – See 9 Across : POLANSKI

6-down – Hat with a soft brim and pinched crown : FEDORA

12-down – Unusual way to be dismissed in cricket : TIMEDOUT

14-down – Portmanteau term for a customs union of the Low Countries : BENELUX

16-down – The founder of modern PR,known for his work with the Rockefellers : IVYLEE

18-down – See 15 Across : KIMMEL

19-down – 1970s TV cop played by Telly Savalas : KOJAK

21-down – Australian comedy starring Kitty Flanagan : FISK

7-across – Ireland’s ecclesiastical capital : ARMAGH

8-across – City in Gwynedd and in County Down? : BANGOR

9-across – __ d’Agde,French peninsula known for its naturist colony : CAP

10-across – See 11 Down : SCOTLAND

11-across – Brazilian term for a low-income urban area : FAVELA

12-across – Alan __,campaigner for justice in the Post Office scandal : BATES

14-across – Northamptonshire town once known as Little 10 : CORBY

16-across – 1/18 novel featuring Napoleon and Boxer : ANIMAL

19-across – Banana __ – a clothing chain or a politically unstable state? : REPUBLIC

20-across – Abbreviated name for a type of bitmap image format : GIF

22-across – The feral boy-hero of The Jungle Book : MOWGLI

23-across – Zimbabwean president who died in 2019 : ROBERT

1-down – The real name of George Orwell : ERIC

2-down – Anatoly __,chess grandmaster who became world champion in 1975 when Bobby Fischer refused to play : KARPOV

3-down – The official 11/10 : THISTLE

4-down – The home stadium of Rangers FC in Glasgow : IBROX

5-down – East __,region of England including Norfolk and Suffolk : ANGLIA

6-down – D’ye Ken __? – a Lake District hunting song : JOHNPEEL

11-down – Sporting anthem sung at rugby internationals at Murrayfield? : FLOWEROF

13-down – The official 16 of 10 : UNICORN

15-down – Lady Catherine de __,Mr Collins’ patron in Pride and Prejudice : BOURGH

17-down – See 23 Across : MUGABE

18-down – See 1 : BLAIR

21-down – See 16 Across : FARM

8-across – __,1945 battle between US and Japanese forces : IWOJIMA

9-across – A beach in Normandy – or a city in Nebraska? : OMAHA

10-across – Matt __,star of the Jason Bourne movies : DAMON

11-across – UK charity concerned with investigations of state-related deaths : INQUEST

12-across – Irish province which includes the city of Cork : MUNSTER

14-across – US energy company based in Houston : EXXON

15-across – Jürgen __ former Liverpool football manager : KLOPP

17-across – Generic name for internet startups in the 1990s : DOTCOMS

19-across – __ Media Research,US corporation known for its data on TV and other media audiences : NIELSEN

20-across – See 14 : MOBIL

22-across – __ Fudd,enemy of Bugs Bunny? : ELMER

23-across – Artist for whom an arts complex in Salford is named : LSLOWRY

1-down – Dame Thora __,actor remembered for Talking Heads : HIRD

2-down – Name given to the occupation of southern England by William the Conqueror and his troops : NORMAN

3-down – Steven __,Test Match Special commentator : FINN

4-down – Form of dress sword : RAPIER

5-down – See 2 : CONQUEST

6-down – French embroidery telling the story of the 2/5 : BAYEUX

7-down – The decisive battle in the 2/5 : HASTINGS

12-down – Mount __,north America’s tallest,also known as 17 : MCKINLEY

13-down – See 6 : TAPESTRY

16-down – Someone to watch __,song by George and Ira Gershwin : OVERME

17-down – Name for Mount 12 recognised by Obama administration but not Trump : DENALI

18-down – U-shaped lakes left by cut off river meanders : OXBOWS

20-down – Country bordered by Senegal and Niger : MALI

21-down – US brand of potato crisps : LAYS

7-across – The Song of __,poem by Longfellow about a legendary Mohawk leader : HIAWATHA

8-across – Internet shorthand expressing a sometimes sincere sense of humility : IMHO

9-across – Peninsula annexed by Russia in 2014 : CRIMEA

10-across – See 2 Down : LIKEME

11-across – The parliamentary mother of the House,born this day in 1953 : DIANE

13-across – Massachusetts peninsula north of Martha’s Vineyard : CAPECOD

15-across – French luxury jeweller,based in Paris : CARTIER

17-across – __ Newington,London district which forms part of 11/20’s constituency : STOKE

20-across – See 11 : ABBOTT

21-across – Max __,German physicist and Nobel prize winner : PLANCK

23-across – Country whose cities include Tabriz and Isfahan : IRAN

24-across – Michael __,former MP who formed a presenting partnership with 11/20 : PORTILLO

1-down – Wigan __,where Orwell’s road ended? : PIER

2-down – 11/20’s autobiography,published in 2024 : AWOMAN

3-down – The __,fictional mercenaries led by Hannibal Smith : ATEAM

4-down – Alistair __,author of Where Eagles Dare : MACLEAN

5-down – __ Disease,blood disorder disproportionately affecting people of African or Caribbean descent : SICKLE

6-down – Clover used as a symbol of Ireland : SHAMROCK

12-down – __ Kingdom Brunel,19th century engineer : ISAMBARD

14-down – Nazi secret police force : GESTAPO

16-down – Willie __,snooker player and commentator : THORNE

18-down – __ Bickle,character played by Robert De Niro in Taxi Driver : TRAVIS

19-down – __ Agnew,Nixon’s vice-president who resigned in disgrace : SPIRO

22-down – See 5 : CELL

6-across – Lindisfarne __,ruined monastery on Holy Island : PRIORY

7-across – __ Peninsula,AONB in south Wales : GOWER

8-across – Kent __,AONB : DOWNS

9-across – Alex __,cricket commentator : HARTLEY

11-across – See 15 : PLEASANT

13-across – __ Williamson,England football captain : LEAH

14-across – Bridge system named for the club in north London where it was devised : ACOL

15-across – In __,where William Blake,and many politicians since,proposed we build Jerusalem? : ENGLANDS

16-across – Ring of __,AONB in County Armagh : GULLION

18-across – High __,AONB in Kent,Surrey and Sussex : WEALD

21-across – Japanese brand known for its cameras and photocopiers : CANON

22-across – Anne __,mother of Queen Elizabeth I : BOLEYN

1-down – Jason’s ship in Greek mythology : ARGO

2-down – County and AONB in southern England : CORNWALL

3-down – __ Valley,AONB in England and Wales : WYE

4-down – Term for a paramilitary unit in law enforcement : SWAT

5-down – See 15 Across : GREENAND

7-down – Horticultural technique for joining the tissues of plants : GRAFTAGE

10-down – City overlooked by Table Mountain : CAPETOWN

12-down – Journalistic shorthand for the rugby rivalry between France and England? : LECRUNCH

13-down – Carmarthenshire town,home to the Scarlets rugby team : LLANELLI

17-down – See 15 Across : LAND

19-down – __ Peninsula,AONB in north Wales : LLYN

20-down – Broadcaster born in 1922 : BBC