Complete Clue List
Across
1. Large European country
5. Black member of the crow family with grey nape feathers
9. 11th century Germanic female poet
10. Biscuits of unleavened bread eaten at Passover (pl.)
11. Person who is in the running to win an Oscar
12. Unit that measures warmth factor of a duvet
13. French composer who wrote the 'Symphonie fantastique'
14. City and lake of Switzerland
15. Female sheep
16. Japanese entertainment whose name means "empty orchestra"
20. Plant of genus Hemerocallis with short-lived flowers
24. Role or character
28. One of the balls needed for a game of Quidditch
32. Wildebeest
33. 'Don ___', novel by Cervantes
34. OK, satisfactory
35. Abbreviation for 11th month of the year
36. Woken up
37. Seat that can remove pilot from an aircraft
38. City in south-west Scotland
39. Flask used to keep drinks hot
40. Sewn up (a wound)
Down
1. Another name for the South African oryx
2. Someone who stops working, usually in later life
3. Representation of a winged baby cupid
4. Game played with five dice
5. Made a clanking or metallic sound
6. Old term for ability to cause laughter or amusement
7. Roman silver coins, each originally worth ten of 18 Down
8. In accordance with or through which
17. Cut, pull the plug on
18. Donkey
19. Family
21. ___ Dhabi, capital of the United Arab Emirates
22. Female human character from Norse mythology
23. Internet slang to indicate you are amused (abbr.)
24. A taste sensation that is sharp or spicy
25. Type of underground stem, e.g. ginger
26. Marsupial found in the Americas
27. Lists detailing items to be discussed in meetings
28. Musical notes worth equal to half a crotchet
29. Lightest, most open or ventilated
30. Military plane designed for attacking other aircraft
31. Joined a competition