Factfinder’s crossword - The Scotsman 30/06/2012

Published on 30/06/2012 00:00

Saturday’s puzzle...

ACROSS

1 Jack __ (1922-69), American novelist who wrote On The Road (7)

5 Spasm of the jaw muscles, typically as a symptom of tetanus (7)

9 Hugh __ (c1487-1555), English priest who was one of the three Oxford Martyrs (7)

10 Moira __ (1926-2006), Dunfermline-born ballet dancer and actress who starred in the film The Red Shoes (1948) (7)

11 The lowest insects, with little or no metamorphosis (9)

12 A dressed corner stone (5)

13 Temporary cessation of breathing (5)

15 The indigenous religion of Japan (8)

16 A hormone produced by the pineal gland (9)

18 A narrow raised band on a surface (5)

21 To make indistinguishable or imperceptible (5)

22 Extinct reptile of the Triassic period (9)

24 A squirrel monkey (7)

26 Imagines or preconceives (7)

27 A west African palm civet (7)

28 Woodlice, or similar isopod crustaceans (7)

DOWN

1 Indian state capital (pop about 11 million), founded around 1690 by the East India Company (7)

2 A rough, open dress fabric (7)

3 Ancient provincial capital in north-west Iran (pop about 600,000), close to the border with Turkey (5)

4 Neutral states keeping apart hostile states (6,9)

5 Carnivorous mammals of the family Dasyuridae (9,6)

6 Northern European fish of the carp family (3)

7 Giglielmo __ (1874-1937), Italian inventor who shared the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1909 (7)

8 South American country (63,061 sq miles; pop about 600,000), independent since 1975 (7)

12 Middle Eastern state (4,416 sq miles, pop about 850,000), independent since 1971 (5)

14 A stuffed jacket worn under a coat of mail (5)

16 James __ (1751-1836), the fourth president of the United States (7)

17 Citizen of south-east Asian country (91,464 sq miles; pop about 6.5 million), independent since 1953 (7)

19 A unit of measurement of the power of a lens (7)

20 The lengthening of a short syllable (7)

23 Lake in north-west Russia (3,710 sq miles), the second largest lake in Europe (5)

25 Small town in Alicante province (pop about 24,000), the centre of the Spanish toy industry (3)

Last week’s solution:

Across: 1 Robert Tannahill, 9 Barostats, 10 Papaw, 11 Rouen, 12 Severalty, 13 Scarp, 15 Bolognese, 17 Nepheline, 19 Spelt, 21 Puggarees, 23 Tsuga, 24 Drift, 25 Euphorbia, 26 Australian crane.

Down: 1 Robertson, 2 Bermuda, 3 Rosin, 4 Trass, 5 Nashville, 6 Asparagus, 7 Impulse, 8 Lowry, 14 Poetaster, 15 Bridewell, 16 Estrapade, 18 Piggins, 20 Exurbia, 21 Padua, 22 Sepia, 23 Tronc.