Factfinder’s crossword - The Scotsman 22/09/12

ACROSS

1 Glasgow-born entertainer (1905-57), who appeared in Whisky Galore and Tunes of Glory (6,6)

9 A gouging chisel with a semicircular face, used by engravers and woodcarvers (7)

10 A division of a metrical foot between two words (pros) (7)

11 Small town in south-west Norway (pop about 8,000), once an important centre of carbide production (4)

12 French river rising near Dijon and running 482 miles into the English Channel (5)

13 A cutting tool with an arched blade, set at right angles to the handle (4)

16 John __ (1820-1914), London-born artist who illustrated Alice in Wonderland (7)

17 Loosely defined region of Africa, centred on Algeria, Morocco and Tunisia (7)

18 Small city in California (pop about 25,000), founded as a Spanish mission in 1791 (7)

21 Gloria __ (1899-1983), Chicago-born actress who starred in Sunset Boulevard (7)

23 A work, especially a musical composition (4)

24 An old northern European measure for wines and spirits (5)

25 The goddess of youth in Greek mythology (4)

28 Grace __ (1815-42), Bamburgh-born heroine who helped save the Forfarshire survivors in 1838 (7)

29 Ornament on the shoulder of a lady’s dress (7)

30 University town in South Africa (pop about 45,000), a centre of wine production (12)

DOWN

2 Citizen of an East African country (93,140 sq miles; pop about 24 million), independent since 1962 (7)

3 The head of a branch of the Mafia (4)

4 Andrew __ (1621-1678), Yorkshire-born poet who wrote To His Coy Mistress (7)

5 A secret remedy or elixir (7)

6 The fifth satellite of Saturn (4)

7 South American country (109,484 sq miles; pop about 15 million), independent since 1830 (7)

8 Banffshire-born editor and publisher (1795-1872), who founded the New York Herald (5,7)

9 John __ (1565-1639), archbishop who was appointed chancellor of Scotland in 1635 (12)

14 Oscar __ (1854-1900), Irish author who wrote

The Importance of Being Earnest (5)

15 An ancient Celtic alphabet with 20 characters (5)

19 Now obsolete term for dovecotes (7)

20 Irish county (1,866 sq miles; pop 160,000), the largest county in Ulster (7)

21 An illegal liquor shop (7)

22 To beat or trounce in US slang (7)

26 Andre __ (1869-1951), French writer who won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1947 (4)

27 City in southern Portugal (pop about 65,000), an important tourist centre (4)

Last week’s solution:

Across: 8 Stirling, 9 Oberon, 10 Spence, 11 Ostinato, 12 Pend, 13 Salamander, 15 Flodden, 17 Snaffle, 20 Adamantine, 22 Nike, 24 Obligate,

26 Isaiah, 27 Anselm, 28 Eyemouth.

Down: 1 Staple, 2 Trinidad, 3 Eisenstein, 4 Ignoble, 5 Font, 6 Pennan, 7 Montreal, 14 Montevideo, 16 Ladybank, 18 Fanfaron, 19 Pikelet, 21 Mailer,

23 Kraits, 25 Alma.