Mirror Quiz Crossword Answers December 26 2017

Clue	Solution
20th letter in the Greek alphabet	UPSILON
Judi —, Best Actress in a Leading Role Oscar nominee for Mrs Henderson Presents	DENCH
Any of several small short-necked ducks often with bright plumage	TEAL
Charles —, author of 1859 scientific work On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection	DARWIN
Fabric of silk and rayon closely woven to give a smooth glossy appearance	SATIN
That part of a firearm behind the barrel or bore	BREECH
2013 comedy-drama film starring Domhnall Gleeson and Rachel McAdams	ABOUT
— Theatre, site in Moscow, Russia of the 1877 premiere of Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky ballet Swan Lake	BOLSHOI
Port in Australia; capital of Queensland	BRISBANE
The —, collection of Christian scriptures consisting of the Old and New Testaments	BIBLE
Noah —, 2000 Olympic 1,500m gold medallist	NGENY
1995 film drama starring Johnny Depp and Gary Farmer	DEADMAN
Berkshire town housing a public school for boys	ETON
The —, 2006 novel by Jasper Fforde	FOURTHBEAR
The —, Jacobean tragedy by Thomas Middleton and William Rowley featuring the characters Alsemero and Jasperino	CHANGELING
Sixth note of any major scale in tonic sol-fa	LAH
Otto —, German artist whose paintings include 1920’s Skat Players	DIX
Genus of plants in the dogbane family including the saddle-pod	WRIGHTIA
Ancient region centred on the northern shores of the Black Sea	SCYTHIA
Victor —, rugby union prop; 1992 England Test debutant against Canada	UBOGU
T S —, winner of the 1948 Nobel Prize in Literature	ELIOT
Woodwind instrument whose mouthpiece has a double reed	OBOE