Crossword 2024 Answers
ACROSS
1 Long, loose robe of Middle Eastern origin (6) Kaftan
4 Zimbabwe’s second largest city (8) Bulawayo
9 Musical term indicating a temporary fluctuation in tempo (6) Rubato
10 New York City nickname (3,5) Big Apple
11 Arctic cetacean, usually white in colour (6) Beluga
12 Mountain state in western USA (8) Colorado
13 One of the twelve sons of Jacob, mother Zilpah (3) Gad
14 Capital of Albania (6) Tirana
17 Characteristic of a particular type of poem expressing sorrow (7) Elegiac
21 Parallelograms with four equal sides (6) Rhombi
25 Snoop (3) Pry
26 Breed of dairy cow known as the “Royal Breed” due to the golden colour of the milk (8) Guernsey
27 Country forming the eastern part of the Scandinavian Peninsula (6) Sweden
28 Region in France known for its cider, among other things (8) Normandy
29 — Tuesday, the day before Ash Wednesday (6) Shrove
30 1967 choral liturgical composition by Samuel Barber (5,3) Agnus Dei
31 Zimbabwe’s largest national park (6) Hwange
DOWN
1 Island nation in Micronesia, site of the WWII Battle of Tarawa (8) Kiribati
2 Concerning the outer of the two bones between the knee and the ankle (7) Fibular
3 Greek tragedy by Sophocles, one of the Theban plays (8) Antigone
5 One-legged support (as for a camera) (6) Unipod
6 Multinational company founded by Jeff Bezos in 1994 (6) Amazon
7 Mixture of bitumen and aggregates used for surfacing roads (7) Asphalt
8 King of the fairies in medieval literature (6) Oberon
12 Largest city in Canada’s province of Alberta (7) Calgary
15 White vestment worn by priests in some Christian denominations (3) Alb
16 To make a harsh or discordant sound (3) Jar
18 Ancient Chinese breed of dog (4,4) Chow Chow
19 — Waltz, a rotary ballroom dance (8) Viennese
20 Pattern that gives its name to the Zimbabwean national cricket team (7) Chevron
22 — Manhattan, part of New York City that is home to iconic attractions like the Empire State Building and Times Square (7) Midtown
23 East African country that features the national bird, the grey crowned crane, on its flag (6) Uganda
24 Relatives by marriage (2-4) In-laws
25 To hawk (6) Peddle
