Sunday Magazine – August 25, 2019

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1 The prince consort of Queen

Victoria (6)

5 Trousers that flare from the

knee (4-7)

10 Devices, tissues or

hormones surgically grafted

into the body (8)

11 In computing, levers

by means of which the

display on a screen may be

controlled, used especially

for games (9)

12 Indian dish of seasoned

minced meat shaped into

small balls (5)

14 A dark, sweet dessert wine

made in Sicily (7)

16 Informal word for articles

of food; provisions (4)

18 A representation, usually on

a smaller scale, of a device,

structure, etc (5)

19 A wafer shell used to contain

ice cream (4)

20 The state capital of Iowa,

US (3,6)

23 In the Old Testament, a

major prophet of Judah or the

book containing his oracles (8)

24 Small streams (8)

25 The _ _, 1965 play by Neil

Simon, adapted by him for

a 1968 film starring Jack

Lemmon (3,6)

28 River in England dividing

Newcastle and Gateshead (4)

29 In Greek mythology, fluid

said to flow in the veins of

the gods (5)

31 CGS units of work or

energy (4)

33 Jimmy _ American tennis

player who won eight Grand

Slam singles titles (7)

35 Slow-moving Australian

marsupial which feeds on

eucalyptus leaves (5)

39 Apparatus for housing

prematurely born babies

under optimum conditions (9)

40 Theresa _, Conservative

MP appointed Environment

Secretary in July 2019 (8)

41 In Greek mythology, a hero

of Corinth who killed the

Chimera (11)

42 See 26 Down

2 An unknown intermediate

place or condition between

two extremes (5)

3 A port in south Israel, on the

Gulf of Aqaba (5)

4 A strong taste, flavour or

smell (4)

5 A port in Iraq, on the Shatt

al-Arab River (5)

6 A tight-fitting garment worn

by acrobats, ballet dancers,

etc (7)

7 Traditional sports day events

that include running, jumping,

crawling, etc (8,5)

8 The stomach lining of an ox or

cow, prepared for cooking (5)

9 Former England rugby union

captain who married Zara

Phillips in 2011 (4,7)

12 Captain William _, Scottish

sailor tried and executed for

piracy in 1701 (4)

13 Nervous activity or

agitation, especially when

disproportionate (4)

15 Adult male sheep (4)

17 British entrepreneur and

inventor who famously

launched a battery electric

vehicle in 1985 (5,8)

19 The Welsh name for

Wales (5)

21 Author of the 1847 novel

Wuthering Heights (5,6)

22 A pale purple colour (5)

25 A type of pasta in small

grain shapes (4)

26 and 42 Across. A drink

consisting of pineapple juice,

coconut milk and rum (4,6)

27 Active volcano on the east

coast of Sicily (4)

30 A cage for poultry (7)

32 The bony skeleton of the

head of vertebrates (5)

34 A large bird of the crow

family (5)

36 A type of bay window which

protrudes from the main wall

of a building but does not

reach to the ground (5)

37 Vivid in shocking detail;

sensational (5)

38 A group of people or

countries combined by a

common interest or aim (4)