Hawaiian goose which can be seen at the Slimbridge wildlife reserve |
NENE |
Henry Purcell and Benjamin Britten wrote operatic works based on this play |
a midsummer night's dream |
In 1953, the Supermarine ____ aptly set a world air speed record |
SWIFT |
In Arthurian legend, the father of Galahad |
LANCELOT |
In biology, being in a condition of suspended animation |
TORPID |
In Chinese philosophy, the ultimate universal principle |
TAO |
Julie Waters played Mrs ____, the tea lady in Acorn Antiques |
OVERALL |
Lego rival whose current sets include a Volkswagen Beetle with passengers and loaded roof rack |
PLAYMOBIL |
Middle name distinguishing the sixth US president from the second |
QUINCY |
On a mythical journey, ____ blinded Polyphemus, a cyclops |
ODYSSEUS |
Retro meat dish with a sauce that was sometimes flambéed at the tableside |
steak diane |
Satirical publication with a crossword set by Cyclops |
Private Eye |
Serous membrane that covers abdominal organs |
PERITONEUM |
Singers such as Ian Bostridge and Russell Watson |
TENORS |
Term for works written under their authors’ real names |
autonyms |
The “state of rest” in Newton’s first law of motion |
INERTIA |
The real name of Baby Spice |
Emma Bunton |
The title characters in James Fenimore Cooper’s The ____ (1829) are Chingachgook and Uncas |
Last of the Mohicans |
Title song of John Lennon’s second solo album |
IMAGINE |
Type of spear often seen in depictions of Poseidon |
TRIDENT |
Vessel whose sister ships were named Niña and Pinta |
santa maria |
West Side Story song for Anita, Rosalia and the Shark girls |
AMERICA |
Western name for Ibn Sina (c 980-1027), whose Canon of Medicine was a standard textbook at medieval universities |
avicenna |
____ of the Sorrows is a tragic heroine in Irish folklore |
dierdre |