Guardian Weekend Crossword Archive
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Weekend crossword No 802
ACROSS 13
1 The tail meat of a langoustine SCAMPI
4 The king of the fairies in A Midsummer Night’s Dream OBERON
8 Cousin of the warthog, found in southern Africa BUSHPIG
10 Harold __, British Marxist intellectual and Labour party chair during the 1945 election LASKI
11 Relationship of Agatha and Dahlia to Bertie Wooster? AUNT
12 Louis __, poet whose works include Autumn Journal MACNEICE
13 Short story by Guy de Maupassant; the title means ‘ball of fat’ in English BOULEDESUIF
18 Song from Cabaret adopted as a rightwing anthem? TOMORROW
20 See 18 TOME
21 __ Rose, name for English-speaking propagandists for Japan during the second world war TOKYO
22 The top tier competition in men’s tennis ATPTOUR
24 Homo __, extinct human species discovered in South Africa in 2013 NALEDI
25 See 19 Down ARTETA
DOWN 13
1 A US fast food chain – or a 1985 thriller starrring Isabelle Adjani and Christopher Lambert SUBWAY
2 __ Hall, US comedian and talkshow host ARSENIO
3 Manchester City men’s team manager PEP
5 See 18 Across BELONGS
6 Ice-cream brand and parlour based in Southend-on-Sea ROSSI
7 __ Off, comedy by Michael Frayn NOISES
9 See 3 GUARDIOLA
14 Harold __, bowler at the centre of the 1932-33 Bodyline controversy LARWOOD
15 Distinct nuclear species of an element ISOTOPE
16 __ Island, one of the five New York boroughs STATEN
17 Illinois town said to represent middle America? PEORIA
19 Arsenal men’s team manager MIKEL
23 The expected value or score? PAR