Mirror Quiz Crossword Answers September 1 2017

Clue	Solution
Branch of philosophy concerned with the study of beauty and taste	AESTHETICS
Roman emperor from 117-138 known for the wall built in Britain as a defence against the northern tribes	HADRIAN
Hardwood of tropical Africa sometimes used as a substitute for teak	IROKO
Resort town in Wicklow, Republic of Ireland	BRAY
City in Egypt at the north end of the Suez Canal	PORT
Colour of the ball worth one point in snooker	RED
Peter —, Deputy Leader of the Conservative Party from 1998-99	LILLEY
European country; capital Stockholm	SWEDEN
Tree with winged seeds whose wood is used for tool handles	ASH
County town of County Kildare, Republic of Ireland	NAAS
Type of jazz singing characterised by improvised vocal sounds	SCAT
Government body from 1984-2003 that supervised telecommunications activities in the UK	OFTEL
Paul-Henri —, winner of the 2007 Swiss Open singles tennis tournament	MATHIEU
S E —, author of 1967 novel The Outsiders	HINTON
1997 comedy-drama film starring Llyr and Rhys Ifans	TWINTOWN
The —, 1988 novel by Joanna Trollope	CHOIR
1951 story collection by Carson McCullers	THEBALLADOF
Co-educational school near Elgin, Moray established in 1934	GORDONSTOUN
Albert —, Taoiseach of the Republic of Ireland from 1992-94	REYNOLDS
1928 Evelyn Waugh novel whose central character is Paul Pennyfeather	DECLINE
The —, text of Judaism comprising the Mishnah and the Gemara	TALMUD
David —, former controller of Radio 2 and Radio 4 who died in 2007	HATCH
BBC Radio comedy programme starring Tommy Handley that ran from 1939-49	ITMA