GK Crossword No. 37
by Medusa

Across

Raised front part of a saddle (6)
Unusual entrance or exit route in stage scenery (4,4)
Plastic bag once used as a fashion item by punks (3-5)
10 Narrative song (6)
11 Distort adversely; yellowing of the skin and the whites of the eyes (8)
12 Stringed instrument in a box (6)
13 Semi-sweet French wine (8)
15 Pop group of George Michael (4)
17 Any of various light dry strong white wines from Spain (4)
19 Fish, rice and egg dish (8)
20 Name of the machine used to crack German codes in World War II (6)
21 Rum and lime or lemon juice (8)
22 Substance which ascertains if a chemical is acid or alkali (6)
23 German shepherd (dog) (8)
24 A tentative suggestion designed to elicit the reactions of others (8)
25 Person from Damascus, perhaps (6)

Down

One of a small group of rulers (8)
Biological condition of having dark skin, plumage, etc. (8)
Angular distance east or west of the Greenwich meridian (9)
Found with a sack or an egg and spoon perhaps? (5-6,4)
Almond or nut confection (7)
The Sooner State; 1955 film with words and music by Rodgers and Hammerstein (8)
Not Oxbridge (8)
14 Type of daffodil; loved by Echo (9)
15 Battle on 18 June 1815 in which Napoleon met his final defeat (8)
16 Wormwood or liqueur made from it (8)
17 Non ---, remark unrelated to the preceding conversation, illogical conclusion (8)
18 Phylum including the vertebrates (8)
19 Tree of the genus Fortunella and it's edible orange-coloured fruit (7)

Solution


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