Crossword by Myles Mellor & Sally York
1. Who wrote the 2023 book ‘Spare’?
2. Which 3D puzzle was invented in 1974 by a Hungarian professor of architecture?
3. Where was Hollywood actor Henry Cavill born? 4. What is the formula for the area of a circle? 5. Where was Vladimir Putin born?
Answers below, centre
Across
1. Robin Cook thriller
5. Makes simpler
10. Exchange
14. Crown
15. Sag
16. Mythical craft
17. Edward R. Murrow and Paul Harvey
20. Visionary
21. Some alloys
22. Flat
23. British author of historical novels and ballads
25. Piece of pipe
26. Freudian topic
29. Biblical prophet
33. Great time
34. Exceed
38. Paula Zahn was one
42. Ordeal
43. Degree in karate
44. MJ’s sweetheart, in film
45. Spicy Indian dishes
49. Photo ___
52. Smooths
53. Boots
58. Wilbur and Orville
60. Bring in
61. “Character” on Broadway
64. Needle holder
65. Detached
66. Dark doings
67. Part of U.S.D.A.: abbr.
68. Peevish
69. Mesh of veins
Down
1. Funny guys
2. Eyeball bender
3. Euripides drama
4. Kind of skeleton
5. Big WW II moment
6. Mantel piece
7. Back-to-work time: abbr.
8. Child’s bruise
9. Gushes
10. Bursae
11. Usurp
12. Be in harmony
13. Group of pals, slangily
18. Foreshadow
19. Land
23. Steady
24. Lobster look-alike
27. Dusk, to Donne
28. Use a straw
29. Take effect
30. Scratch
31. Samurai’s sash
32. Generous slice of the pie
35. It’s definite
36. Family head
37. Leftover
39. Biblical prophet
40. Lacking
41. Black cuckoo
46. Drum sound
47. Boot part
48. “Brave New World” drug
49. Had
50. Jabber
51. Sticky sweetener: var. sp.
54. Shoe part
55. Crack
56. Attribute
57. Kind of manual
59. Stick-to-itiveness
60. Questionable
62. Bird of myth
63. “Sweet!”