| “____ differ from ordinary mortals by their ability to admire loquacious and complicated delusions” (Anatole France) |
SCIENTISTS |
| “____ or Dutch admiral” is one of the 16 species listed under “pea” in Dr Johnson’s dictionary |
MARROWFAT |
| 1922 silent film (also called Possession) based on the novel by Anthony Hope |
phroso |
| 2013 Man Booker prize winner with The Luminaries |
Eleanor Catton |
| A collection of writings in honour of a scholar |
festschrift |
| A lower-class republican (literally “without breeches”) in revolutionary France |
sans-culotte |
| A meeting hall of the Salvation Army |
CITADEL |
| A subpoena ____ orders the recipient to produce documentary evidence in court |
duces tecum |
| A type of tapering marine buoy, marking the starboard side of a channel into a harbour |
NUN |
| Actor mentioned in the Bangles hit Manic Monday |
Rudolph Valentino |
| Actress who won an Oscar for her role in Prizzi’s Honor |
Anjelica Huston |
| African country whose de jure capital is Dodoma |
TANZANIA |
| An early species of mankind |
Homo erectus |
| Archaic word for “dark brown”, used in ob____ate, to make unclear |
fusc |
| Behaved |
ACTED |
| British sitcom starring Yootha Joyce and Brian Murphy |
George and Mildred |
| Dancing in the ____ was Toploader’s biggest hit |
MOONLIGHT |
| Deputy leader of the Labour Party under Gordon Brown and Ed Miliband |
Harriet Harman |
| Establishments serving Italian food in a casual atmosphere |
trattorias |
| Fender guitar produced continuously since 1950 |
TELECASTER |
| French director of films including Hiroshima mon amour and Stavisky… |
Alain Resnais |
| Game show whose presenters included David Vine, Eddie Waring, and Frank Bruno |
Its a Knockout |
| German-born philosopher who introduced the concept of the “banality of evil” |
Hannah Arendt |
| In darts, a score of 20, double 20, and treble 20 |
SHANGHAI |
