Daily Answers

7-across – New Jersey city,home to New York’s third airport : NEWARK

8-across – Mrs Maisel,played by Rachel Brosnahan in the eponymous TV series : MIRIAM

9-across – Ancient Greek concept of conflict or struggle : AGON

10-across – See 16 Down : PREMIER

11-across – Country bordered by Israel and Syria : LEBANON

13-across – A dance,music and condiment associated with South America : SALSA

15-across – __ 1; US term for second tier sports competitions : MINOR

17-across – 1 of __; online game which includes Summoner’s Rift : LEGENDS

20-across – Horror novel by Bram Stoker : DRACULA

21-across – __ 1; international association formed in Cairo in 1945 by 11 and others : ARAB

22-across – __ Johnson,star of Daddio : DAKOTA

23-across – __ Allende,Chilean author of The House of the Spirits : ISABEL

1-down – See 19 : LEAGUE

2-down – __ Hall,secretary whom Oliver North caused to be at the centre of the Iran-Contra scandal : FAWN

3-down – North Yorkshire town said to be one of the happiest places in Britain : SKIPTON

4-down – __ Rudd,former home secretary : AMBER

5-down – Simon __,poet laureate : ARMITAGE

6-down – The second sign of the zodiac : TAURUS

12-down – Fruits sometimes called alligator pears : AVOCADOS

14-down – __ Trump,US first lady : MELANIA

16-down – __ 1; the world’s richest cricket competition : INDIAN

18-down – Don __,protagonist of the TV series Mad Men : DRAPER

19-down – The __,1980s synth-pop band whose hits include Don’t You Want Me : HUMAN

21-down – Drink distilled from grapes and aniseed and popular in 11 : ARAK

7-across – Nikita Mikhalkov Oscar-winning film set during the Soviet Union’s Great Purge : BURNTBYTHESUN

9-across – James __,author of Ulysses : JOYCE

10-across – Fictional barrister created by John Mortimer : RUMPOLE

11-across – Hit Netflix series starring Owen Cooper : ADOLESCENCE

14-across – Former England wicketkeeper known for his paintings and art gallery : JACKRUSSELL

18-across – Liz __ MP,Labour politician currently secretary of state for Work and Pensions : KENDALL

20-across – Sir __ Yacoub,cardiothoracic surgeon : MAGDI

21-across – 8 __,political satire by Armando Iannucci,set in the Soviet Union 1953 : DEATHOFSTALIN

1-down – The Nigerian capital : ABUJA

2-down – The Welsh name for Snowdon : YRWYDDFA

3-down – Divided Mediterranean island : CYPRUS

4-down – See 17 : CHAMBERS

5-down – One of the trade names of ExxonMobil : ESSO

6-down – Mountain range separating Argentina and Chile : ANDES

8-down – An art gallery in New York – or a police force in London? : THE

12-down – The lower house of the Indian parliament : LOKSABHA

13-down – Roman emperor also known as Gaius : CALIGULA

15-down – Tectonic __,geologic phenomenon found where tectonic plates meet : UPLIFT

16-down – Czech car brand,now owned by Volkswagen : SKODA

17-down – Cheers character played by Shelley Long : DIANE

19-down – Trevor __,South African comedian and former host of The Daily Show : NOAH

20-down – See 8 : MET

8-across – Amy Winehouse song about alcohol addiction : REHAB

9-across – German city,home to the German Museum of Books and Writing : LEIPZIG

10-across – See 23 Down : HENDRIX

11-across – Nuclear lab technician and activist played by 25/16 in a 1983 film : KAREN

12-across – Czeslaw __,Polish poet and 1980 Nobel laureate : MILOSZ

14-across – Home to Prince Andrew’s favourite Pizza Express? : WOKING

16-across – See 25 : STREEP

17-across – Characteristic modes of expression in music or art : IDIOMS

20-across – The capital of Vietnam : HANOI

22-across – Mexican city immediately south of San Diego : TIJUANA

24-across – Archangel associated with healing : RAPHAEL

25-across – Actor whose films include The Deer Hunter and Don’t Look Up : MERYL

1-down – Katharine __,newspaper publisher played by 25/16 in The Post : GRAHAM

2-down – Raymond __,author of The Big Sleep : CHANDLER

3-down – Form of ski lift – or a training device used by rowers : TBAR

4-down – Amazon’s artificial assistant? : ALEXA

5-down – See 11 Across : SILKWOOD

6-down – Côte d’__; the French,as it were,for the French Riviera : AZUR

7-down – Rich drink also known as milk punch : EGGNOG

13-down – Donna __,character played by 25/16 in the Mamma Mia! films : SHERIDAN

15-down – Offence prohibited by the Second Commandment : IDOLATRY

16-down – Desert covering much of North Africa : SAHARA

18-down – Jonny and Greg __,Olympic gold medallists in rowing : SEARLE

19-down – Country unified in 1861 : ITALY

21-down – __ baby,a derogatory term for those who reach their position through family advantage : NEPO

23-down – Guitarist whose hits include Purple Haze : JIMI

1-across – Indian city,home to the Taj Mahal : AGRA

4-across – Place in Tolkein’s Middle-earth also known as East March : BUCKLAND

8-across – Australian city,home to the Gabba : BRISBANE

9-across – Mathematical ratio – or ‘without’ in Latin : SINE

10-across – Five __,intelligence-gathering alliance including the UK,US and New Zealand : EYES

11-across – The __,forest located in Belgium,Luxembourg and France : ARDENNES

13-across – The __,intellectual movement in which Kant and Voltaire were leading voices : ENLIGHTENMENT

16-across – Jewish festival remembering the Exodus of the Israelites from Egypt : PASSOVER

18-across – Tess __,co-host of Strictly Come Dancing : DALY

20-across – See 2 Down : PARK

22-across – A national of Kumasi or Accra? : GHANAIAN

23-across – Shetland island known for its knitting style : FAIRISLE

24-across – The capital of Qatar : DOHA

2-down – Novel by Martin Cruz Smith which introduced Arkady Renko : GORKY

3-down – Video game based on stories of the Knights Templar : ASSASSINS

4-down – Kenneth __,director of Belfast : BRANAGH

5-down – See 3 : CREED

6-down – Resort city in Nevada : LAS

7-down – Soft yellow cotton cloth from China : NANKEEN

12-down – 2020 film by Chloé Zhao starring Frances McDormand : NOMADLAND

14-down – __ Falls,city in both the US and Canada : NIAGARA

15-down – The Gorgon sister of Medusa and Stheno : EURYALE

17-down – See 6 : VEGAS

19-down – Ken __,director of I,Daniel Blake : LOACH

21-down – Cocktail made with creme de cassis and white wine : KIR

6-across – Author of Roots: The Saga of an American Family : ALEXHALEY

8-across – 19 __,Phil Tufnell’s nickname? : CAT

9-across – __ Kramer,character in Seinfeld : COSMO

10-across – The currency of the former German Democratic Republic : OSTMARK

11-across – HBO hit about a group of guests at a series of luxury hotels : THEWHITELOTUS

13-across – Thoroughfare connecting New Jersey and Manhattan : LINCOLNTUNNEL

16-across – Henrietta Swan __,US astronomer after whom a crater on the moon is named : LEAVITT

18-across – Oscar-winning film starring Jean-Louis Trintignant,Emmanuelle Riva and Isabelle Huppert : AMOUR

19-across – A leading UK peer-reviewed medical journal : THE

20-across – Autonomous Danish territory coveted by Donald Trump? : GREENLAND

1-down – See 19 Across : LANCET

2-down – See 8 : CHOOCHOO

3-down – Louisa May __,author of Little Women : ALCOTT

4-down – The currency unit in Myanmar : KYAT

5-down – Ben __,England men’s test cricket captain : STOKES

7-down – South African province,the second largest by area : EASTERNCAPE

8-down – Glenn Miller hit about a train from New York to Tennessee : CHATTANOOGA

12-down – Swiss city,capital of the canton of Vaud : LAUSANNE

13-down – 1955 novel by Vladimir Nabokov : LOLITA

14-down – <span>Spice made from the seeds of </span><i>Myristica fragrans</i><span></span> : NUTMEG

15-down – Streets of __,western novel and television series starring James Garner : LAREDO

17-down – __ Pop,the stage name of James Osterberg : IGGY