Factfinder crossword - The Scotsman 12/05/2012
Across
7 The mountain-ash, or its small red berry-like fruit (5)
8 Small republic in south-east Europe (9,779 sq miles; pop 2 million), independent since 1991 (9)
10 Imaginary state in Sir Thomas More’s satire (1516) (6)
11 An innkeeper, from a character in George Farquhar’s play, The Beaux’ Stratagem (8)
12 Magistrate (or treasurer) in ancient Rome (8)
13 A chapter of the Koran (4)
15 To obtain in a pure, uncombined state (7)
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Hide Ad17 Attachment at the end of a whiplash to make it crack (7)
20 A collection of Old Norse poems from the 13th century (4)
22 Heavenly, or spirit-like (8)
25 American state capital (pop over 900,000), the headquarters of the US Pacific Fleet (8)
26 Provincial capital and steel-making city (pop 200,000) in north-west Spain (6)
27 Inflammation of the cornea (9)
28 Francis __ (1803 - 78), Edinburgh-born painter who was President of the Royal Academy in 1866 (5)
Down
1 Hebridean island, the site of three Bronze Age standing stones, Na Fir Bhreige (5,4)
2 Thomas __ (1777 - 1846), Glasgow-born poet who edited the New Monthly Magazine (1820 - 30) (8)
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Hide Ad3 Industrial city and port (pop about 150,000) in northern Denmark (7)
4 Alfred __ (1809 - 92), English poet who became Poet laureate in 1850 (8)
5 Ancient royal burgh and county town, founded in the reign of David I (6)
6 A paint-brush of polecat-hair (5)
9 A sudden intense pang of emotion (4)
14 The swallow-wort, a plant of the poppy family ((9)
16 Phoebe Anna __ (1857 - 1936), Dublin-born artist who was the first woman member of the RSA (1920) (8)
18 A curtain hung over the door or doorway of a room (8)
19 South American genus of ornamental plants near akin to tobacco (7)
21 Ancient two-handled vases (6)
23 A catchy phrase in pop-music (4)
24 The chief god of the ancient Germanic peoples (5)
Last week’s solution:
Across: 1 Lanark, 4 Javanese, 9 Napier, 10 Kestrels, 12 Solus, 13 Agincourt, 14 Diorama, 15 Ross, 19 Isis, 21 Khedive, 24 Tenaillon, 26 Elgar, 27 Arenaria, 28 Isatis, 29 Helsinki, 30 Ananas.
Down: 1 Langside, 2 Napoleon, 3 Rheostats, 5 Atelier, 6 Antic, 7 Erebus, 8 Ersatz, 11 Kava, 16 Stevenson, 17 Kingston, 18 Necrosis, 20 Selkirk, 21 Kant, 22 Strath, 23 Anneal, 25 Imari.