The Crossword Solver

Mirror Quiz Crossword January 8 2023 Answers

• 2005 Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe-winning horse
  HURRICANERUN
• The —, 2000 historical film drama starring Mel Gibson and Heath Ledger
  PATRIOT
• River in NE France; scene of two unsuccessful German offensives in 1914 and 1918
  MARNE
• City in Uttar Pradesh, India, famous for the Taj Mahal
  AGRA
• Norman —, Chairman of the Conservative Party from 1985-87
  TEBBIT
• Egyptian maid of Sarah in the Old Testament; mother of Ishmael by Abraham
  HAGAR
• Joseph —, Soviet leader who died in 1953
  STALIN
• 2003 action film starring Antonio Banderas, Salma Hayek and Johnny Depp
  ONCE
• Marco —, cyclist who won the 1998 Tour de France
  PANTANI

• Administrative capital of South Africa
  PRETORIA
• Unit of fluid measure equal to one sixtieth of a drachm
  MINIM
• John —, author of the novels The Sot-Weed Factor and Giles Goat-Boy
  BARTH
• Johannes —, painter whose works include 1656’s The Procuress
  VERMEER
• Frank —, author of 1993 novel The Walpole Orange
  MUIR
• God of fire and metal-working in Greek mythology
  HEPHAESTUS
• Golfer who won The Open Championship in 1971 and 1972
  LEETREVINO
• Any one of the 10 black-belt grades of judo proficiency
  DAN
• Longest river in Scotland
  TAY
• Richard —, actor who played the title role in 1972 film comedy Portnoy’s Complaint
  BENJAMIN
• Carl —, US author of novels Lucky You and Sick Puppy
  HIAASEN
• Series of vertebrae forming the axis of the skeleton
  SPINE
• Hendrik —, German showjumper; 1984 Dublin Grand Prix winner
  SNOEK
• Roman poet whose works include Ars Amatoria
  OVID