International theme today
Across
1 SHAMIR Yizhak (HIS ARM)*
5 GALTIERI Leopoldo GAL (girl) TIER (row) I (one)
9 COOLIDGE Calvin DG (Director General) in COOLIE (emigrant worker)
10 BRANDT Willy RAND (money) in BT (phone company)
11 POWELL Enoch PO (river) WELL (water source)
12 ANDROPOV Yuri A DROP (delivery) in NOV[ember]
14 BANDARANAIKE Sirimavo
DAR[k] (cut black) in BANANA (fruit) IKE (president)
18 ROBERT MUGABE (AMBURGER TO BE)*
22 PINOCHET Augusto OCHE (line) in PINT (beer)
25 ATTLEE Clement [t]ATTLE (gossip) E[gyptian]
26 DELORS Jacques – hidden in [han]DEL OR S[chumann]
27 MEDVEDEV Dmitry (1505 =) MDV (505 =) DV (3E) EEE all anagrammed
28 GARFIELD James A – cartoon cat
29 NASSER Gamal Abdel (EARNS S)*
Down
2 HOOPOE bird POOH< (bear turning up) O (round) [bridg]E
3 MALLEABLE compliant (LABEL)* in MALE
4 RED PLANET Mars RED (Russian) PLANE (aircraft) [circui]T
5 GRENADA WI island (DANGER)* A
6 LOBED with projections LO (look) BED (garden)
7 IDAHO state IDA (International Development Association – aid) HO (hold)
8 RUDDOCKS old apples RUDD (fish) OCKS sounds like OX (bull)
13 RUN score R[o]U[e]N
15 A L’ABANDON recklessly A LA (like) BAND (instrumentalists) ON (working)
16 ALERTNESS watchful attitude (SALT SNEER)*
17 LONICERA honeysuckle (CORNELIA)*
19 ROC bird – hidden in [cai]RO C[hronicles]
20 UNTAMED wild (TUNA)* MED (sea)
21 REVERE Paul – worship
23 ON-OFF dd
24 HASTE undue speed AS (like) in (THE)*
( )* = anagram < = reverse [ ] = omit dd = double definition
Thank you Jed, some of these defeated me, particularly Sirimave BANDARANAIKE who I learn was the world’s first female head of government. Thanks to Gozo too for the modern studies lesson.
Mainly on the strength of liking Gozo puzzles a lot and reading about those interesting busses (which have apparently now gone) I have just booked a family holiday on the island of Gozo in October. I hope this was a wise thing to do.
Thanks Jed – good to see Mrs Bandaranaike (as I seem to remember she was always known) making it into a crossword. Quite easy by Gozo’s standards, I thought, but a remarkable feat to get all those names – all pretty well known, with the possible exception of Mrs B – into the acrosses. I think [Enoch] POWELL is the only one that isn’t/wasn’t a head of state and/or government, though there were rumours at one time that Colin Powell might stand for US President.
Another enjoyable puzzle from Gozo.
I thought the clue for 15D was a gem (a l’abandon).
Thank you to Jed for parsing 14A (Ban dar(k)ana ike)