“They are ill ____s that think there is no land, when they can see nothing but sea” (Francis Bacon) |
discoverer |
1960s pop idol whose hits included What Do You Want and Poor Me |
adam faith |
A New York taxi rank |
CABSTAND |
A person to whom cold callers would like to speak |
HOMEOWNER |
Actor who has starred in The Jewel in the Crown, Game of Thrones and Gosford Park |
Charles Dance |
African ruminant whose reddish-brown coat has white stripes on the upper legs |
OKAPI |
Ancient city near Tunis, destroyed by Romans in 146BC |
CARTHAGE |
Angelo Dundee was Muhammad Ali’s ____ |
cornerman |
Attempts to damage the reputations of public figures |
Smear campaigns |
Boarding school dormitory practical joke |
Apple-pie bed |
Borders location of a famous smithy |
gretna green |
Brand |
TRADENAME |
Bring goods back into the country |
REIMPORT |
British singles winner at the US Open in September |
Emma Raducanu |
Casta diva is the famous soprano solo in this opera by Bellini |
NORMA |
Chief port of the 12th-century Kingdom of Jerusalem |
ACRE |
Cinematic movement represented by Hiroshima Mon Amour and Jules et Jim |
Nouvelle Vague |
Country where leks can be spent in Durres and Vlore |
ALBANIA |
Foodstuff often accompanying meat (especially sausages) and potatoes or dumplings |
SAUERKRAUT |
Forename of Richard Nixon’s vice-president |
SPIRO |
Former biennial sailing event which included the Fastnet race |
Admiral's Cup |
Former high security prison on the Isle of Wight |
PARKHURST |
French novelist and dramatist who wrote Les Misérables |
victor hugo |