19 November 2015

Crossword by Boffles

Any Fule Kno

Across

    7  Alma mater of Grabber and Fotherington-Tomas (5,8)

    8  Maker of sweetener (5,3)

    9  Life at 7ac was this, no fairy tale (4)

  10  Role of Albert and Philip (7)

  12  Francis of Assisi and Sherwood Forest dweller, for example (5)

  14  ‘Moll Flanders’ perhaps not his most famous work (5)

  16  Name comes from 8ac so she should be a sweet girl (7)

  19  Little Jack Horner gave himself a pat on the back for pulling one out (4)

  20  The land of Lincoln and Obama too (8)

  22  Royal who did not attend 7ac but might perhaps say ‘ Hullo clouds, hullo sky’ (6,2,5)

 

Down

    1  A Rothschild adds nothing for defensive alliance (4)

    2  Goes with Marx like bacon with eggs (6)

    3  Titanic problem (7)

    4  Beheaded Elizabethan favourite (5)

    5  Companion of Mr Toad but not fond of society (6)

    6  Beatty and Fisher were (8)

  11  Code name for decisive WW2 battle (8)

  13  Something not enjoyed by amoebas and, officially at least, Roman Catholic priests (3,4)

  15  Little Jimmy, Marie etc (6)

  17  Islands that took up cricket when ruled by Britain (6)

  18  His opera about cigarette girls not set in a night club (5)

  21  Implies a relationship a bit deeper than that of friends with benefits (4)