Irish author whose final novel, A Week in Winter, was published in 2012 |
Maeve Binchy |
Italian for 'more', often seen in musical instructions |
PIU |
Item carried in a newly crowned monarch’s left hand when leaving Westminster Abbey |
ORB |
James Macpherson claimed to have translated the work of this Gaelic poet |
OSSIAN |
London's ____ card was introduced in 2003 |
OYSTER |
Lottery whose prize is the money staked by participants |
SWEEPSTAKE |
Marine fish or prickly pear |
TUNA |
Measure of data transmission speed |
BAUD |
Metal plate set in the sole of a shoe to protect from wear |
SEG |
Musician such as Lionel Hampton |
VIBIST |
North African paste made from chilli peppers, spices, and olive oil |
HARISSA |
Of an argument, convincing |
COGENT |
Of large volume |
CAPACIOUS |
Opera is described as 'an absurd thing' in this final Richard Strauss one |
CAPRICCIO |
Pertaining to Greek language and culture |
HELLENISTIC |
Relating to a flat surface |
PLANAR |
Rugby player who made 93 appearances for France, most as fullback |
Serge Blanco |
Salvador ____ was Chile’s president 1970-1973 |
ALLENDE |
Series of BBC radio talks first given by Bertrand Russell |
reith lectures |
Spreadsheet software developed by Microsoft |
EXCEL |
Stand-up comedian and host, since 2015, of The News Quiz on Radio 4 |
Miles Jupp |
The capital of Romania |
BUCHAREST |
The largest city of Wisconsin |
MILWAUKEE |
The only female British athlete to win Olympic, World, European, and Commonwealth titles |
Sally Gunnell |
The parliament of Israel |
KNESSET |
TV naturalist, and former controller of BBC Two |
David Attenborough |
Typeface commissioned by IBM in the mid-1950s |
COURIER |
Vast region of Russia, sometimes referred to as North Asia |
SIBERIA |
Verdi opera which, contrary to popular belief, was not written to mark the opening of the Suez Canal |
AIDA |
____ billiards is played on a table with no pockets |
CAROM |