Daily Answers

6-across – Angela __, deputy prime minister since 2024 : RAYNER

7-across – __ Wojciechowski, Mickey Haller’s investigator in the TV version of The Lincoln Lawyer : CISCO

9-across – Eurasian mountain goat : IBEX

10-across – Cathedral city in Pembrokeshire : STDAVIDS

11-across – Dominic __, twice deputy prime minister : RAAB

13-across – See 12 Down : OBERLAND

15-across – The role of Ishmael, Holden Caulfield and Jean Louise Finch? : NARRATOR

17-across – Dutch town and cheese : EDAM

19-across – Cathedral city on the River Wye : HEREFORD

21-across – Hyman __, the Corleone family’s business partner and enemy : ROTH

22-across – Nick __, deputy prime minister for half a decade : CLEGG

23-across – Thérèse __, very briefly deputy prime minister : COFFEY

1-down – Rocky __, fictional boxer : BALBOA

2-down – Fort __, popular name for the US Bullion Depository : KNOX

3-down – John __, deputy prime minister for a decade : PRESCOTT

4-down – Soviet-built ballistic missile associated with the first Gulf war : SCUD

5-down – Oliver __, deputy prime minister to Rishi Sunak : DOWDEN

8-down – Andalusian city – and its oranges : SEVILLE

12-down – Alpine region of the Swiss canton of Bern : BERNESE

14-down – The wife of Orpheus : EURYDICE

16-down – The A in CIA : AGENCY

18-down – Clement __, the only deputy prime minister to become prime minister : ATTLEE

20-down – Slang term for a Cornish pasty : OGGY

21-down – The Great __ Valley, feature of east Africa : RIFT

7-across – The sequel to Robert Louis Stevenson’s Kidnapped : CATRIONA

8-across – See 16 Down : TULL

9-across – ITV series based on the memoir of jewel thief, __ Hannington : JOAN

10-across – Gesture of celebration originally used in sport : FISTBUMP

11-across – Swedish city, home to the oldest university in Scandinavia : UPPSALA

13-across – Italian city known for its pesto sauce : GENOA

15-across – See 1 Down : ITOJE

17-across – First woman to host the BBC’s Radio 1 Breakfast Show : ZOEBALL

20-across – Climbing plant known for its lilac flowers : WISTERIA

21-across – Name given to accords signed by Israel and the PLO in 1993 and 1995 : OSLO

23-across – Stand for a coffin : BIER

24-across – Milton’s epic poem : PARADISE

1-down – England and Saracens lock : MARO

2-down – Seventh planet from the sun : URANUS

3-down – Popular name for national park surrounding Great Yarmouth : NORFOLK

4-down – __ Buchanan, character in The Great Gatsby : DAISY

5-down – Strong and __, Theresa May’s campaign slogan in 2017 : STABLE

6-down – __ line, also known in shipping as the load line : PLIMSOLL

12-down – __ Routledge, star of Keeping Up Appearances : PATRICIA

14-down – The capital of Guinea : CONAKRY

16-down – 18th century agricultural reformer or a 20th century rock band : JETHRO

18-down – See 3 : BROADS

19-down – The edible lining of animals’ stomachs : TRIPE

22-down – See 24 Across : LOST

7-across – A desert in California – or a crater on Mars : MOJAVE

8-across – Ancient forest between London and Essex : EPPING

9-across – Name given to the dress Diana, Princess of Wales wore when she danced with its namesake at the White House in 1985 : TRAVOLTA

10-across – SI unit of power : WATT

11-across – See 4 Down : ATATURK

13-across – Marsupial native to Australia : KOALA

15-across – King of Judea who ordered the Massacre of the Innocents : HEROD

16-across – A type of padded stool : OTTOMAN

18-across – __ Fitzgerald, singer : ELLA

19-across – Book of __, Old Testament work attributed to King Solomon : PROVERBS

21-across – Chemical symbol denoted by the letter Z : ATOMIC

22-across – See 21 : NUMBER

1-down – Jan __, Daily Mail columnist : MOIR

2-down – Church founded by William and Catherine Booth : SALVATIONARMY

3-down – F.W. __, joint Nobel laureate with Nelson Mandela in 1993 : DEKLERK

4-down – Mustafa __, first president of Turkey : KEMAL

5-down – The __, James Bond novel and film : SPYWHOLOVEDME

6-down – The peninsula that makes up most of Turkey : ANATOLIA

12-down – Popular name for German air raids on UK cities 1940-1941 : THEBLITZ

14-down – The capital of Antigua and Barbuda : STJOHNS

17-down – Star Trek character played by Leonard Nimoy : SPOCK

20-down – Popular name for the UK’s national broadcaster : BEEB

5-across – Nasa rover that landed on Mars in 2004 : SPIRIT

6-across – Alfred __, biologist remembered for his research into sex, gender and reproduction : KINSEY

8-across – Kate __, BBC reporter remembered for her work in war zones : ADIE

9-across – Dame Imelda __, actor who played Dolores Umbridge in the Harry Potter films : STAUNTON

10-across – See 7 : PELOSI

12-across – __ Saint Laurent, designer : YVES

14-across – Beatrice __, co-founder of the LSE : WEBB

16-across – Jerry Seinfeld’s fictional ex? : ELAINE

19-across – Battle of __, decisive victory by Alfred the Great over the Danes in 878 : EDINGTON

21-across – The world’s tallest building, opened on this day, 2010 : BURJ

22-across – Public sector trade union formed in 1993 : UNISON

23-across – Pot-__, French term for a mixture of dried plants chosen for their scents : POURRI

1-down – Sam __, fictional detective created by Dashiell Hammett : SPADE

2-down – Annual art fair held in London’s Regent’s Park : FRIEZE

3-down – Musician remembered for : OTIS

4-down – 1987 novel by Toni Morrison : BELOVED

6-down – See 21 Across : KHALIFA

7-down – The first woman elected Speaker of the House of Representatives on this day, 2007 : NANCY

11-down – Window much referred to by political analysts when discussing the limits of mainstream views? : OVERTON

13-down – See 3 : REDDING

15-down – See 16 Across : BENES

17-down – Palestinian city : NABLUS

18-down – Ten million in the Indian numbering system : CRORE

20-down – California valley associated with the wine trade : NAPA

7-across – The goat in Animal Farm : MURIEL

8-across – __ Vinick, character in The West Wing played by Alan Alda : ARNOLD

9-across – __ Diaz, character in Brooklyn Nine-Nine played by Stephanie Beatriz : ROSA

10-across – Underground passage, used especially for burials : CATACOMB

11-across – See 1 Down : KINDNESS

13-across – See 19 : SYNE

14-across – Landlocked country in south-east Asia, capital Vientiane : LAOS

16-across – __ shuffle; variation on tap-dancing : SOFTSHOE

18-across – __ Day, US national holiday on the last Monday in May each year : MEMORIAL

19-across – Song sung at Hogmanay, using words of Robert Burns : AULD

21-across – Brass horn, similar to a cornet : FLUGEL

22-across – Peter __, journalist and author of The Assault on Truth: Boris Johnson, Donald Trump and the Emergence of a New Moral Barbarism : OBORNE

1-down – A __; what the singers of 19/20/13 will take for the sake of 19/20/13? : CUPO

2-down – The __, peninsula in Cornwall : LIZARD

3-down – Percussion instruments made from pitched steel or aluminium bars : GLOCKENSPIELS

4-down – The __, novel by Dashiell Hammett : MALTESEFALCON

5-down – Nickname of a leading New York basketball franchise : KNICKS

6-down – Music and dance artform native to southern Spain : FLAMENCO

12-down – __ Knightley, sister of Jane Austen’s more famous Emma : ISABELLA

15-down – Where John Betjeman wished friendly bombs might fall? : SLOUGH

17-down – The Hebrew for peace : SHALOM

20-down – See 19 Across : LANG