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QUIZWORD by Alan Shuker

Puzzle No 1588

Clues across

1. Actor Arthur Lowe’s contract specified that he would never have to appear on which show without his trousers? (4,4)

7. What fabric-colouring method involves dye and wax? (5)

8. In the 18th century, where could free admission be gained by taking a cat or dog to feed to the lions? (6,3)

9. What is the writing point of a pen? (3)

10. What is the capital of Ukraine? (4)

11. Which Washington wrote Rip Van Winkle? (6)

13. “The world is treating me bad…” begins which 1963 Beatles song? (6)

14. Where is Tiergarten Schönbrunn, the world’s oldest zoo? (6)

17. What was Chennai known as until 1996? (6)

18. What is a movable object used in a play? (4)

20. In billiards, what rests on a spider? (3)