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Cryptic 15x15 Standard Crossword - Compiled By John Mann
Date: 21 Oct 2011
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Across
7. Director of films The Third Man and Oliver! (5,4)
8. Moses' elder brother (5)
9. (and 28) Nursery rhyme in which the sparrow admits responsibility (3,6,4,5)
10. Parisian river (5)
12. A small inshore fishing vessel (5)
14. TV series set in Aidensfield (9)
16. Of an angle, either acute or obtuse (7)
18. Mexican city bordering San Diego (7)
20. (and 6 down) 2005 film with Heath Ledger and Jake Gyllenhaal as gay cowboys (9)
21. A coral reef surrounding a lagoon (5)
24. Three-piece pop group who met at school (5)
25. Contains John O'Groats and Dunnet Head (9)
27. Greek slave famous for his fables (5)
28. See 9 ()
Down
1. Penetrate and understand (6)
2. A port city in the Irish Republic (4)
3. Mountains separating Europe from Asia (5)
4. Character in The Magic Roundabout who announces 'Time for bed' (7)
5. Chart-topper in 2005 with 'You're Beautiful' (5,5)
6. See 20 Across (8)
11. Three in Paris (5)
13. Contagious viral disease, aka varicella (7,3)
15. (and 17 down) U.S. film director famous for his song and dance sequences (5,8)
17. See 15 down ()
19. South American country named from its position on the equator (7)
22. 2005 film starring Samantha Morton and Peter O'Toole (6)
23. German dive bomber used in WWII (5)
26. Gas used in electric advertising signs (4)