Complete Clue List
Across
1. Syrian city, the Capital of Islamic Culture in 2006 (6)
4. 1876 ballet penned by Russian composer Tchaikovsky (4,4)
10. Peninsula between the Black Sea and the Mediterranean Sea (4,5)
11. Mammal of Africa and Asia also called honey badger (5)
12. A shaft dug into the earth to locate petroleum (3,4)
13. Edmund Hillary reached this mountain's summit with Tenzing Norgay in 1953 (7)
14. Norwegian author of 'Peer Gynt' (5)
15. Term used for people who colonize a new country (8)
18. Method of transport used to scale steep slopes, famously so in San Francisco (5,3)
20. City in north of France, birthplace of Charles de Gaulle (5)
23. The largest country in Africa, Yves Saint Laurent was born here (7)
25. Market town in East Devon, UK, renowned for lace making (7)
26. An Eastern European dish consisting of boiled buckwheat (5)
27. An inhabitant of Oslo or Bergen perhaps (9)
28. Welsh town, home to the Scarlets rugby team (8)
29. Town in Cheshire UK, home of the Catalyst Science Discovery Centre (6)
Down
1. The Asian part of Turkey, synonymous with 10 across (8)
2. Items that are fit to be eaten (7)
3. Small European plant the scarlet ___ (9)
5. County in middle England famous for its savory sauce (14)
6. Scandinavian languages, especially Norwegian (5)
7. Mammal of the African grasslands that feeds on termites (3,4)
8. An early Stone Age tool fashioned from crudely chipped flint (6)
9. Body of water between England and France known as 'La Manche' by the French (7,7)
16. The standard monetary unit of Swaziland (9)
17. Range of hills known as the backbone of England (8)
19. The state capital of Maine (7)
21. An inhabitant of Riga perhaps (7)
22. Russian lake, the deepest in the world (6)
24. 'The Cloister and the Hearth' novel by English author Charles ___ (5)