Mirror Quiz Crossword February 16 2023 Answers
ACROSS
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& 6D British dramatist whose stage works include Zigger Zagger and The Apprentices (5,6)
PETER
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Junior —, former Samoa, Gloucester and Bedford Blues Number 8 who also played rugby league for Castleford Tigers
PARAMORE
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Capital of Tunisia
TUNIS
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John —, Best Actor in a Supporting Role Oscar nominee for The Dirty Dozen
CASSAVETES
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Edible mushroom widely used in oriental cookery
SHIITAKE
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Sultanate in SE Arabia; capital Muscat
OMAN
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Rod —, entertainer who died in 1999, associated with the puppet Emu
HULL
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Thomas —, chief minister to Henry VIII beheaded in 1540
CROMWELL
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1990 film thriller starring Kiefer Sutherland and Julia Roberts
FLATLINERS
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Inner satellite of Jupiter discovered in 1979
THEBE
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Fabled place in South America rich in treasure sought by Spanish explorers in the 16th century
ELDORADO
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Lynne —, author of 1994 novel With One Lousy Free Packet of Seed
TRUSS
DOWN
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Jim —, Briton who collapsed during the 1954 Empire Games marathon, while holding a 17-minute lead
PETERS
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& 16D MP for Liverpool Walton who stood in the 1983 Labour Party leadership election (4,6)
ERIC
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County town of County Kildare, Republic of Ireland
NAAS
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City in NE Estonia near to the Russian border
NARVA
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Virginia —, Secretary of State for Health from 1992-95
BOTTOMLEY
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See 1 Across
TERSON
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Port in NW Uruguay; second largest city in the country
SALTO
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Somerset-born newsreader whose television credits included Crimewatch UK
JILLDANDO
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Drink made from white wine and cassis
KIR
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Sarah —, actress who played Virginia Braithwaite in 2000s ITV series At Home with the Braithwaites
SMART
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See 2 Down
HEFFER
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The —, 1970s ITV sitcom starring Richard Beckinsale and Paula Wilcox
LOVERS
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Sandstone formation in Australia also known as Ayers Rock
ULURU
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River upon which Knaresborough, North Yorkshire, stands
NIDD
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Antony —, actor who played Dr Moth in 1998 comedy-drama film Shakespeare in Love
SHER
