Mirror Quiz Crossword March 13 2023 Answers

• Medium-sized wading bird with a long straight bill
  SNIPE
• Jack —, Taoiseach of Ireland from 1977-79
  LYNCH
• Lake —, body of water in North America housing Manitoulin Island
  HURON
• Gary —, former British Light Middleweight boxing champion who played Cleitus in 2004 film drama Alexander
  STRETCH
• Francois —, rugby union fly-half; 2008 France Test debutant against Scotland
  TRINHDUC
• In Mexican cookery, a tortilla folded into a roll with a filling and fried
  TACO
• See 25 Across
  KIPROP
• Secret intelligence service of Israel
  MOSSAD
• Annual plant with edible sticky green pods also called ladies’ fingers
  OKRA
• Vince —, American football coach after whom the trophy for the Super Bowl championship game is named
  LOMBARDI
• Dame Edna —, comedy creation of Barry Humphries
  EVERAGE
• River rising in the Swiss Alps upon which Avignon, France, stands
  RHONE
• & 15A 2008 Olympic men’s 1,500m gold medallist (5,6)
  ASBEL
• Tessa —, actress who played Victoria Tripp in ITV sitcom Robin’s Nest
  WYATT

• Paavo —, 1920 and 1928 Olympic 10,000m gold medallist
  NURMI
• Rare American breed of bantam chicken
  PYNCHEON
• Susannah —, Best Actress in a Supporting Role Oscar nominee for They Shoot Horses, Don’t They?
  YORK
• Curved one-edged sword formerly used by sailors
  CUTLASS
• 1976 novel by Muriel Spark
  THETAKEOVER
• Ancient city in central Egypt on the River Nile
  ASYUT
• & 22D 1908 novel by Arnold Bennett (3,3,5,4)
  THEOLDWIVES
• Evergreen shrub with edible fruit also called the lingonberry
  COWBERRY
• Son of Zeus and Danae in Greek mythology who slew Medusa
  PERSEUS
• Isle of Wight resort on the estuary of the River Medina
  COWES
• The —, powerful current caused by conflicting tides around the Shetland and Orkney Islands
  ROOST
• See 9 Down
  TALE