The Guardian - Weekend - July 7 2017 Crossword Puzzle Answers

The Guardian - Weekend crossword No 340 - Jul 7 2017 Crossword Puzzle Answers

Clues	Answers
A mountain in Antarctica - or an area of west London	ACTON
A phenomenon occurring when the moon hits the sky like a big pizza pie?	AMORE
A resident of Tashkent?	UZBEK
City and port on the slopes of Mount Carmel in Israel	HAIFA
Eamonn __, television presenter	HOLMES
Fictional town, the setting for several Kurt Vonnegut novels - or a hip bone?	ILIUM
Iago's commanding officer?	OTHELLO
Italian rice dish	RISOTTO
Joyce Carol __, US author of them (1969 and The Falls (2004)	OATES
Julius __, first president of Tanzania	NYERERE
Literary family including Edith, Osbert and Sacheverell	SITWELL
Mission in Texas attacked by Mexican troops in 1836	ALAMO
Presenter whose shows have included Red Nose Day, Top of the Pops and Celebrity Juice	FEARNE
Presenter whose shows have included The Breakfast Show on Radio 1	ZOEBALL

 

Clues	Answers
Presenter whose shows have included the Olympics and Countryfile	CLARE
Presenter whose shows include Final Score and The Edge	GABBY
River rising in the Himalayas and flowing into the Bay of Bengal	GANGES
River running through Rome	TIBER
See 1	COTTON
See 18 Down	LOGAN
See 8 Down	BALDING
The capital of Saudi Arabia	RIYADH
The Japanese art of flower arrangement	IKEBANA
UK motorcycle brand - or a US publisher known for its anthologies	NORTON
_ Wise, Eric Morecambe's comedy partner	ERNIE
__ Bank, sea area used in the Shipping Forecast	FISHER
__ Forsyte, protagonist of John Galsworthy's family saga	SOAMES
__ Twitchit, character from Beatrix Potter books	TABITHA