The Crossword Solver

Mirror Quiz Crossword January 7 2023 Answers

• — heron, buff-brown bird of southern Europe, the Middle East and Africa
  SQUACCO
• & 2D 1887 novel by H Rider Haggard (5,10)
  ALLAN
• City in Kentucky, US, at the confluence of the Ohio and Tennessee Rivers
  PADUCAH
• Bill —, stand-up comedian whose tours have included Bewilderness
  BAILEY
• River in Hades in Greek mythology that caused forgetfulness in those who drank its waters
  LETHE
• Bjorn —, winner of the Wimbledon singles tennis championship from 1976-80
  BORG
• See 9 Down
  BOITANO
• Salvador —, Spanish painter whose works include 1937’s Metamorphosis of Narcissus
  DALI
• Bob —, Best Director Oscar winner for Cabaret
  FOSSE
• Name of Ankara, Turkey, until 1930
  ANGORA
• Pale green transparent variety of olivine used as a gemstone
  PERIDOT
• & 10D 1976 adventure film starring Doug McClure and Peter Cushing (2,3,6,4)
  ATTHE
• Steve —, 1990 Commonwealth javelin gold medallist
  BACKLEY

• See 7 Across
  QUATERMAIN
• Emirate of SE Arabia that contains major oilfields
  ABUDHABI
• African republic whose capital is Ndjamena
  CHAD
• Small wingless blood-sucking insect noted for its power of leaping
  FLEA
• The —, 1956 novel by Albert Camus
  FALL
• & 14A 1988 Winter Olympic men’s singles figure skating gold medallist (5,7)
  BRIAN
• See 22 Across
  EARTHSCORE
• African country whose capital is Tripoli
  LIBYA
• North American songbird whose male has a black, buff and white plumage
  BOBOLINK
• Furnished self-catering holiday cottage for let in France
  GITE
• Chief coal-mining and industrial region of Germany
  RUHR
• Second letter of the Greek alphabet
  BETA