Mirror Quiz Crossword Answers November 29 2017

Clue	Solution
Konstantin —, General Secretary of the Soviet Communist Party from 1984-85	CHERNENKO
— Cup, women’s world team championship in badminton	UBER
1959 novel by Colin MacInnes	ABSOLUTE
Lake —, large body of water in SE Siberia; UNESCO World Heritage Site from 1996	BAIKAL
Charles Strouse and Martin Charnin show; 1977 Tony Award winner for Best Musical and Best Original Score	ANNIE
1970 film Western starring John Wayne and Jorge Rivero	RIOLOBO
Tony —, 1989 British Open snooker tournament winner	MEO
Seaside resort in East Yorkshire known for its pottery	HORNSEA
Nicolas-Jacques —, inventor of the modern pencil and a hard type of crayon	CONTE
Capital of Cuba	HAVANA
Battle of —, 1827 naval conflict during the Greek War of Independence	NAVARINO
Royal Australian Air Force pilot in WWII; author of volumes The Dam Busters and The Great Escape	PAUL
South American tree such as the Red — whose wood is used in tanning	QUEBRACHO
Tim —, actor who played Dennis Patterson in 1980s ITV series Auf Wiedersehen, Pet	HEALY
Inland port; third largest city in Argentina	ROSARIO
Mark —, rugby union fly-half; 1980 Australia Test debutant against New Zealand	ELLA
European bird of prey with a deeply forked tail such as the Red —	KITE
1954 novel by Alexander Trocchi	YOUNGADAM
2016 Olympic event won by Thiago Braz da Silva and Katerina Stefanidi in their respective competitions	POLEVAULT
Jonathan —, 2015 Superbike World Championship winner	REA
Robert —, Labour Party Chief Whip from 1969-76; MP for Bermondsey from 1950-82	MELLISH
One of the basic patterns of the human fingerprint	WHORL
Tommy —, Welsh boxer who fought Joe Louis for the World Heavyweight title in 1937	FARR
White, grey, brown or pale green mineral found in metamorphic rocks	TALC