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Name, until 1966, of African country Lesotho
BASUTOLAND
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Hard silver-grey metal; symbol Hf
HAFNIUM
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— bean, mottled seed common in the US and Mexico
PINTO
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Dark long-necked bird similar to the cormorant
SHAG
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US state whose capital is Salt Lake City
UTAH
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2001 sporting biopic starring Will Smith in the title role
ALI
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Mikko —, Finnish golfer; 2014 Volvo World Match Play Championship winner
ILONEN
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Type of German World War II prisoner-of-war camp especially for non-commissioned officers and other ranks
STALAG
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Laverne —, 2002 Commonwealth javelin gold medallist
EVE
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Genus of plants of the iris family native to South Africa with ornamental sword-shaped leaves
IXIA
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In bridge, a protecting card or winner in a suit in which one’s opponents are strong
STOP
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& 17D 1998 romcom starring Pete Postlethwaite and Rachel Griffiths (5,6)
AMONG
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Brother of Amulius and grandfather of Romulus and Remus in Roman mythology
NUMITOR
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2015 film comedy starring Will Ferrell and Mark Wahlberg
DADDYSHOME
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US port in New York State at the eastern end of Lake Erie
BUFFALO
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Loretta —, actress who played Major Houlihan in US television sitcom M*A*S*H
SWIT
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Plant of South America cultivated for its red fleshy edible fruits
TOMATO
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Jacques —, Lithuania-born sculptor whose works include 1929’s Woman Leaning on a Column
LIPCHITZ
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Person skilled in the Japanese martial art of ninjutsu
NINJA
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Grinning creature in the Lewis Carroll book Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland
CHESHIRECAT
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Alan Ayckbourn stage play premiered in Scarborough in 1978
JOKINGAPART
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1998 film drama starring Thandiwe Newton and David Thewlis
BESIEGED
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1970 film documentary about the Beatles
LETITBE
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See 23 Across
GIANTS
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Nelson —, 2008 Olympic triple jump gold medallist
EVORA
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Slight elevation where the malleus attaches to the eardrum
UMBO
