Mirror Quiz Crossword November 8 2022 Answers

ACROSS

• WBO Light Flyweight champion from 2001-05
  NELSONDIEPPA
• Place near Jerusalem where, according to the Hebrew Bible, children were sacrificed
  GEHENNA
• & 12A Aromatic mixture of spices used in Indian cookery (5,6)
  GARAM
• Lake —, body of water in central Switzerland formed by a widening of the Aare River
  THUN
• See 9 Across
  MASALA
• City in Lombardy; chief financial centre of Italy
  MILAN
• Gary —, Best Actor in a Leading Role Oscar nominee for Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
  OLDMAN
• Amorphous form of hydrated silica used as a gemstone
  OPAL
• John —, Denver Broncos quarterback; Super Bowl XXXIII MVP
  ELWAY
• Large loose-fitting brightly coloured upper garment originally from West Africa
  DASHIKI
• One of a family of bottom-dwelling marine fish of the Indo-Pacific noted for their venomous spines
  SCORPIONFISH

DOWN

• Dog of the spitz type with a shaggy grey coat
  ELKHOUND
• Glynis —, 1973 Best Actress in a Musical Tony Award winner for A Little Night Music
  JOHNS
• Large desert-living African antelope with long twisted horns
  ADDAX
• Ingrid —, Best Actress in a Leading Role Oscar winner for Anastasia
  BERGMAN
• The Senate and people of Rome, inscribed on the standards of ancient Roman legions (inits)
  SPQR
• 1975 film thriller starring Gene Hackman and Jennifer Warren
  NIGHTMOVES
• Hero of 1855 Charles Kingsley novel Westward Ho!
  AMYASLEIGH
• Alcoholic drink flavoured with juniper berries
  GIN
• 2002 film drama starring John Cusack and Noah Taylor
  MAX
• Class of vertebrates that includes frogs, toads, newts and salamanders
  AMPHIBIA
• Best Actress in a Supporting Role Oscar nominee for Sons and Lovers
  MARYURE
• Bill —, television naturalist and comedian born in 1941
  ODDIE
• Yani —, Taiwanese golfer who won the 2010 and 2011 Women’s British Open
  TSENG
• US city in east-central Texas on the Brazos River
  WACO