Daily Answers

7-across – Former emperor of Ethiopia who died in 1975 : HAILESELASSIE

8-across – Social media platform known in China as Douyin : TIKTOK

9-across – See 4 Down : CLOVER

10-across – Mountain also known as Sagarmatha : EVEREST

12-across – The Jordanian capital : AMMAN

15-across – __ 21,musician also known as Peter Gene Hernandez : BRUNO

16-across – __ 21,driving force in the global success of his eponymous US chocolate company : FORREST

18-across – UN education agency based in Paris : UNESCO

20-across – Old Testament book : PSALMS

22-across – The protagonist in Gone with the Wind : SCARLETTOHARA

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

2-down – Name given to the iconic triangular building at 175 Fifth Avenue,New York : FLATIRON

3-down – US children’s clothing brand – and its home city in Wisconsin : OSHKOSH

4-down – Manga series featuring 21 as a Shining General : BLACK

5-down – Norwegian city found in Czechoslovakia? : OSLO

6-down – 2004 movie about two men on a week-long trip to California’s wine country,starring Paul Giamatti : SIDEWAYS

11-down – __ 21,hero of an eponymous teen detective series created by Rob Thomas : VERONICA

13-down – Mexican music group,usually including guitar and violin : MARIACHI

14-down – Market town on the River Wansbeck in Northumberland : MORPETH

17-down – Shipping forecast area – and a port in Kent : DOVER

19-down – __ Evans,musician whose albums include Three Chords and the Truth : SARA

21-down – Fourth rock from the sun? : MARS

5-across – Chinese martial art associated with meditation : TAICHI

7-across – The son of Harry and Meghan : ARCHIE

9-across – __ Pugh,star of Thunderbolts : FLORENCE

10-across – See 6 Down : ROCK

11-across – US car rental brand : AVIS

13-across – Body of water covering the continental shelf between Ireland and Scotland : MALINSEA

14-across – Mexican resort city once known as a destination for Hollywood stars : ACAPULCO

16-across – Type of garment making it unnecessary to wear a tie : POLO

17-across – Political group launched by Jeremy Corbyn and Zarah Sultana : YOUR

18-across – See 13 Down : TENDENCY

21-across – Laurence __,author of the much-quoted poem For the Fallen : BINYON

22-across – __ Hinds,star of Belfast : CIARAN

1-down – Unique identifier for a radio transmitter or aircraft : CALL

2-down – See 1 : SIGN

3-down – Where,according to Abba,Napoleon did surrender? : WATERLOO

4-down – See 12 : MITCHELL

6-down – US comedian assaulted by Will Smith at the 2022 Oscars : CHRIS

8-down – See 12 : COREN

12-down – Host of the BBC’s Only Connect : VICTORIA

13-down – Political faction denounced by Neil Kinnock at the 1985 Labour party conference : MILITANT

15-down – See 17 Across : PARTY

16-down – Sculpture of the Virgin Mary holding Christ,especially the one by Michelangelo in St Peter’s Basilica,Rome : PIETA

19-down – See 16 Across : NECK

20-down – A country in Africa – or a piece of punched card in Florida : CHAD

7-across – Actor who won an Oscar for her work in Girl,Interrupted : ANGELINAJOLIE

8-across – The Night __,Louise Erdrich’s Pulitzer winning novel from 2020 : WATCHMAN

9-across – <i>__,</i><span> Enlightenment philosopher</span> : KANT

10-across – US horse race held at Churchill Downs in Louisville : KENTUCKYDERBY

14-across – Scottish council area which includes Balmoral : ABERDEENSHIRE

17-across – Anthony Eden,1st Earl of __ : AVON

19-across – Pretentious words typically found in academic writing : INKHORNS

21-across – Steve Coogan’s alter ego? : ALANPARTRIDGE

1-down – __ Friel,star of Marcella : ANNA

2-down – Gerardus __,Flemish cartographer known for his 1569 world map : MERCATOR

3-down – Hamburger first sold in 1967 : BIGMAC

4-down – __ Thursday,Christian commemoration of the last supper : MAUNDY

5-down – Irish city on the River Lee : CORK

6-down – Ore from which mercury is extracted : CINNABAR

11-down – Welsh town,once a centre of the steel industry : EBBWVALE

12-down – UK honour : KBE

13-down – Country once ruled by Haile Selassie : ETHIOPIA

15-down – Old Testament prophet whose works are described in the Books of Kings : ELIJAH

16-down – __ Khrushchev,former leader of the Soviet Union : NIKITA

18-down – Term for lower-class behaviour popularised by Nancy Mitford : NONU

20-down – Ethnic group of north-east India : NAGA

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