Polymath 912 Set by Hamilton
ACROSS
1 14th century Archbishop of
Canterbury who died after
40 days in office (6,11)
10A senior member of a tribe
(5)
11 Song that was a 1960s UK
hit for both Ketty Lester and
Elvis Presley (4,7)
12 Three slave revolts during
Roman times (7,4)
13 Japanese prefecture that
includes Tokyo Disneyland
(5)
14, 20 Nickname of the RollsRoyce Thrust Measuring Rig
(6,8)
15 Narrow drinking glass
holding 2-3 pints (4,2,3)
18 They became the Territorial
Force in 1908 (8)
20See 14
22A pseudo-West Country
accent sometimes adopted
by actors (9)
24The SI unit of electric current
(6)
27A North American whose
parents were Japanese
immigrants (5)
29Those holidaymakers who
are mindful of the natural
environment (11)
30The qualities associated with
being hollow (11)
31 Town on the north Cornish
coast (5)
32Film (1965) starring Peter
Cushing as the eponymous
hero (2,3,3,3,6)
DOWN
1 Transmitter of diseases
including sleeping sickness
(6,3)
2Where regimental business
is conducted (7,4)
3Summon to court to answer
charges (7)
4A soldier’s temporary
lodgings (6)
5Alternative name for a
beehive (7)
6Famous New York
thoroughfare between
Broadway and South Street
(4,6)
7Relating to the family of
plants that includes rue and
some citrus fruits (9)
8Ancient East Anglian tribe
(5)
9“Useless” character in Daily
Mirror cartoons from 1935 (7)
16 Comedian who played the
landlord in The Young Ones
(1982-84) (6,5)
17 A Celtic symbol that appears
on the flag of Sicily (10)
19 Espresso coffee with hot
water added (9)
21 Judges on the Isle of Man (9)
22Having one replaceable
hydrogen atom (7)
23A person who takes a
figurative, rather than literal,
view of the Scriptures (7)
25Former name of the drug
derived from the white
poppy (7)
26Commonly, the crew’s living
quarters on board ship (6)
28Tissue that joins muscle to
bone (5)
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Solution Polymath 910
The first correct entry drawn on
Wednesday April 19 wins a copy
of The Chambers Dictionary.
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April 22.
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