Muse of epic poetry and of poetic inspiration |
CALLIOPE |
Name like Wilson, Fitzgerald or Sigurdadottir |
PATRONYMIC |
Nancy Wilkinson was the first contender to win this TV quiz in 1972 |
MASTERMIND |
North Devon resort and main departure point for Lundy |
ILFRACOMBE |
Nottinghamshire and England batsman Derek ____ scored 174 against Australia in the 1977 Centenary Test |
RANDALL |
Petroleum-selling alliance founded in 1960 |
OPEC |
Plants in a genus related to the amaryllis, including Guernsey lilies |
nerines |
Rupert Bear’s home village |
NUTWOOD |
Shakespearean actress who often played opposite Sir Henry Irving |
Dame Ellen Terry |
Sixteenth-century Italian composer of church music, masses and motets |
PALESTRINA |
Soft variety of gypsum used for statues and vases |
ALABASTER |
Someone who takes control of a vehicle by force |
HIGHJACKER |
Southern constellation, 'the Ship' |
ARGO |
The densest naturally occurring element, often alloyed with iridium |
OSMIUM |
The femur |
THIGHBONE |
The first Westminster seat won by Plaid Cymru, in 1966 |
CARMARTHEN |
The oldest known Slavic alphabet, usually attributed to Saints Cyril and Methodius |
glagolitic |
The ____ Stone was the key to the translation of Egyptian hieroglyphics |
ROSETTA |
Those honourably discharged from full-time work |
EMERITI |
Town in southwest Fife with a bridge across the Forth |
KINCARDINE |
Tuscan city with intact city walls, completed in the 17th century |
LUCCA |
US chocolate product first sold in 1900 |
Hershey bar |
US dancer and choreographer, pioneer of “modern dance” |
Isadora Duncan |
US state capital, where the annual 500 motor race is held |
INDIANAPOLIS |
Wagner opera about a 13th-century German minnesinger |
TANNHAUSER |
Watering hole for golfers |
NINETEENTH |
What British spelunkers do |
POTHOLING |
White sparkling wine from Catalonia |
CAVA |
____ Villiers, secretary of state for Northern Ireland from 2012 to 2016 |
THERESA |