Complete Clue List
Across
1. P.G Wodehouse character: Wooster's valet
5. Syrian capital
10. North American (esp. Mexican) shrub genus notable for colourful long-stemmed 12-petal flowers
11. Casino wheel spinner
12. Egypt's third-biggest city: Home of the pyramids
13. Chinese capital former name
15. Connery or Bean but not Cassidy
16. Peter, of Peter, Paul and Mary fame
20. Notorious American bank robber (1904 to 1934) might have been a 'Pretty Boy" but he was not "Pink"
22. English pop singer, might have forgotten her last name when "Rolling In The Deep"
24. Kampala resident for example
25. Jeremy, British actor might be a bit rusty
26. Founded his eponymous fashion house in 1921 in Florence
27. Collective Scandinavian currencies
30. Two American presidents may be mistaken for a shrub
32. County town of Devon
36. Hans, (1919 to 1995), Finnish World War II flying ace was a breath of fresh air
37. Lagos or Abuja resident
38. Julia, US Actress b. 1981 "Save the Last Dance" but NOT Harry, UK pop singer b.1994 "Aperture"
39. Former capital, Brazil OR the second half of a Central American country OR Mr Dali, Spanish artist
40. Robert, US movie director/producer "M*A*S*H", "Short Cuts"
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2. Kimberly ____, US actress "Beloved" OR Ms Mertens, Belgian tennis player once world #1 (Doubles)
3. Italian polymath (1452 to 1519) Leonardo da ____
4. Scooby-Doo owner
6. Taj Mahal locality
7. Greenish-blue colour, also Latin for water
8. South American country that sounds cold but reads as hot
9. Geographical grasslands region in Tanzania known for its game reserve and mammalian wildlife
11. Russian emperor
14. Japanese cultural and former capital
17. Battle of the ____ in 1836. Part of the Texas Revolution near San Antonio. Remember it?
18. Mr Forrester, "The Bold and the Beautiful" character is mistaken for a raised thin section of land
19. Vera, American fashion designer
20. Major Alaskan city is named after a US vice-president not a Hollywood acting dynasty
21. Around sunset
23. Capitalised theme park at Walt Disney World Resort in Florida
28. Timothy, _____ US soldier, recipient of Distinguished Service Cross might just say "No' in German
29. Major body of water, parted by Moses (3,3)
31. George US actor "A Touch of Class" but NOT Katey, Peggy Bundy in "Married...with Children"
33. Mr Ness, American Prohibition agent. Leader of The Untouchables
34. Ms Dementieva, b.1981 Russian tennis player. Former world No. 3 and Olympic gold medal winner 2008
35. Shirley MacLaine Oscar nominated for title role in "___ la Douce" OR Ms Bunt, James Bond's nemesis
36. Texan siege town, 1993. Also Steve Martin's birthplace