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December 23rd 2016 Answers
Clue |
Solution |
1927 Opera-oratorio by Igor Stravinsky based on a tragedy by Sophocles |
OEDIPUSREX |
Roman emperor who had a wall built in Britain as a defence against the northern tribes |
HADRIAN |
Hard greyish-black mineral used as an abrasive and polishing agent |
EMERY |
Henry —, 1978 Commonwealth 5,000m gold medallist |
RONO |
Vikram —, author of novels The Golden Gate and An Equal Music |
SETH |
The —, 1982 film comedy starring Richard Pryor and Jackie Gleason |
TOY |
Ancient Greek city; site of the most famous oracle of Apollo |
DELPHI |
Herol —, British boxer defeated by Julian Jackson in a 1990 WBC Middleweight title fight |
GRAHAM |
David —, cartoonist who created the character Colonel Blimp |
LOW |
Front part of the lower leg |
SHIN |
Green-blue colour; the complementary of red |
CYAN |
George —, 1900 Olympic 2,500m steeplechase winner |
ORTON |
Small dried seedless grape of the Mediterranean region |
CURRANT |
Daughter of Zeus and Demeter in Greek mythology whose Roman equivalent was Proserpina |
PERSEPHONE |
Number used to denote the position in an ordered sequence |
ORDINAL |
Peter —, Scottish painter whose works include White Canoe and Orange Sunshine |
DOIG |
Harold —, winner of the 2005 Nobel Prize in Literature |
PINTER |
The —, 1975 Frederick Forsyth novella set on Christmas Eve 1957 |
SHEPHERD |
Chris —, winner of the US Open women's singles tennis championship from 1975-78 |
EVERT |
Rare uranium mineral named after its place of origin in the Fergana Valley, Kyrgyzstan |
TYUYAMUNITE |
Seaside town home to the Royal Liverpool Golf Club |
HOYLAKE |
1996 comedy-drama film starring Kevin Costner and Rene Russo |
TINCUP |
Peter —, Aston Villa 1982 European Cup Final winning scorer |
WITHE |
2012 biopic directed by and starring Ben Affleck; 2013 Best Picture Oscar winner |
ARGO |
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