12 January 2017

Crossword by Boffles

Plain Vanilla 16

Across

    1  Poetess who loved and sung in the Isles of Greece according to Byron (6)

    4  Jason’s ship takes time in the vernacular (5)

    8  Mountains that hold up the sky? (5)

    9  Does art …… life?  Opinions differ (7)

  10  Destination – Mecca (3)

  11  Joseph and Mary’s flight into it was not made by air (5)

  12  Such a shop is a convenience but unlikely to be a convenience store (3-4)

  14  Such canine stories lack a proper punchline (6)

  16  God’s was found hanging from Blackfriars Bridge (6)

  20  Emperors with varied tastes and talents (7)

  23  Cricketing and political Khan (5)

  24  In short, document that gives a heads up as to what will be in the final Agreement (3)

  25  Over-shadow  – 13dn, for example (7)

  26  Detective Inspector embraces warm for Gandhi garb (5)

  27  You will be incredibly lucky to see them in the Himalayas (5)

  28  Some deeply admire this Paul who gave warning of the advance of British troops (6)

 

Down

    1  Prop. T. May. Will we all live happily hereafter in it? (6,7)

    2  Ancient site once again  in the hands of the barbarians (7)

    3  Social media label that helps identify topics (7)

    4  How identical twins look (5)

    5  Good if hard or medical or botanical – not good when indulged in by US pols (5)

    6  Popular trainee programme hosted by big egos (3,10)

    7  City that cuts the mustard? (5)

  13  Our big star (3)

  15  System that gives minicab drivers the knowledge (3)

  17  Eloped with Theseus but abandoned auf Naxos (7)

  18  Sing-along Japanese style (7)

  19  ‘ I am …… where once I was fire’  Byron (5)

  21  Southernmost Israeli city (5)

  22  Downloaded software essential to modern life (3)