Factfinder's crossword 13/08/2011

This week's puzzle...

Across

1 Glasgow-born actor (1905-67), who appeared in Whisky Galore, The Kidnappers, etc (6,6)

9 A Shakespearean term for a footpad (7)

10 An extinct species of elephant (7)

11 Douglas __ (1861-1928), Edinburgh-born soldier who became C-in-C of the British Expeditionary Force to France in 1915 (4)

12 Citizen of an Arabian country (82,030 sq miles; pop about 1.6 million), independent since 1970 (5)

13 Old term meaning to draw or paint, especially in watercolours (4)

16 Imaginary country of Samuel Butler's satirical romances (7)

17 Farming town in Kansas, founded in the 1860s, where "Wild Bill" Hickock was marshal (7)

18 Susan B __ (1820-1906), who cofounded the National American Woman Suffrage Association in 1869 (7)

21 An old gold coin of Portugal (7)

23 A joint or segment (4)

24 A slow-moving trading vessel (5)

25 A small ravine, or a wooded glen (4)

28 Large island in southern Japan, captured by American forces in April-June 1945 (7)

29 The scientific study of mountains (7)

30 Edinburgh goldsmith (1563-1624) who bequeathed 23,625 for the foundation of a hospital/school (6,6)

Down

2 East European country (233,179 sq miles; pop about 52 million), independent since 1991 (7)

3 Old slang term for a madcap or fool (4)

4 A Japanese palanquin (7)

5 A pungent compound of nitrogen and hydrogen (7)

6 In Hinduism, an incarantion of Vishnu (4)

7 Black vulcanised rubber (7)

8 Unintentional homicide in which the killer is not entirely without blame (6-6)

9 Mountain (3,547 ft) in Perthshire, located between Loch Tay and Loch Tummel (12)

14 In heraldry, the barbed head of a dart or arrow (5)

15 The lime or linden genus (5)

19 Knotted lace edging made by hand with a shuttle (7)

20 A ridge formed by wind erosion from sand, silt, etc (7)

21 Iris __ (1919-99), Dublin-born novelist whose 1978 novel, The Sea, the Sea, won the Booker Prize (7)

22 South American river, rising in Venezuela and flowing 1,280 miles into the Atlantic (7)

26 A type of Portuguese folk song or dance (4)

27 A large European species of dormouse (4)

Last week's solution:

Across: 8 Hegelian, 9 Obeche, 10 Attlee, 11 Imperial, 12 Anka, 13 Tachometer, 15 Bassoon, 17 Mercers, 20 Perihelion, 22 Oslo, 24 Fortrose, 26 Exarch. 27 Eddish, 28 Locutory.

Down: 1 Beaton, 2 Bell-jars, 3 Minestrone, 4 Antioch, 5 Roup, 6 Peerie, 7 Wheatear, 14 Ocean perch,16 Adenoids, 18 Cromarty, 19 Nigella, 21 Iatric, 23 Lucern, 25 Oche