10 September 2015

Crossword by Boffles

Grand Places

Across

    1  Do not rely on the oracle for the answer (6)

    4  Well-known one in London, very large one in Rome (6)

    9  Henri was king of this as well as France (7)

  10  The Lorelei is a famous landmark on this German waterway (5)

  11  Site of historic horse race (5)

  12  In short, the English church in Rome and many others are dedicated to all of them (3)

  13  Shooting estate for POW and others in Norfolk (11)

  18  Houses both a house and a 7dn (7)

  20  Vincent painted his bedroom here but not with Dulux (5)

  22  Latin adjective from which is derived an English one which hopefully (but not necessarily) describes the members of 7dn (5)

  23  Centre of Minoan civilisation (5)

  24  Blenheim and Stratfied Saye were for military service (6)

 

Down

    1  Elsinore is such a castle (6)

    2  Flood protection for New Orleans (5)

    3  Private and old school (7)

    5  Has a seat on a mountain in North Wales (5)

    6  Smart place to live even if it is the location for a reality TV show (7)

    7  Cambridge has such a house (6)

    8  Built for a few louis? (10)

  14  Europe was when conference was held at 8dn (2,5)

  15  A city of culture, according to the EU at least (7)

  16  Descriptive of 1ac and 10 ac (6)

  17  Temples are dedicated to him all over Egypt (6)

  19  Cape Mountain (5)

  21  World’s greatest open-air museum (5)