Mirror Quiz Crossword Answers October 2 2017

Clue	Solution
— Sea, body of water between Sulawesi and New Guinea	BANDA
First letter of the Greek alphabet	ALPHA
Winslow —, US painter whose works include 1875 oil Weaning the Calf	HOMER
1987 novel by Maeve Binchy	FIREFLY
Old Testament prophet to whom the Book of Lamentations is ascribed	JEREMIAH
Aromatic Eurasian plant whose leaves are used for flavouring in pickles	DILL
Emmanuel —, president of France from May 2017	MACRON
Sebastien —, 2004-12 winner of the World Rally Drivers’ Championship	LOEB
Spicy dish of North Africa consisting of steamed semolina, usually served with a meat stew	COUSCOUS
Uninhabited island south-west of Ibiza	ESVEDRA
Sheikhdom in the NE United Arab Emirates	DUBAI
Rudolf —, composer of 1925 operetta The Vagabond King	FRIML
Male duck	DRAKE
Lucien —, cyclist; 1966 Tour de France winner	AIMAR
2005 crime drama film starring Nicolas Cage and Ethan Hawke	LORD
Hard silver-grey metal; symbol Hf	HAFNIUM
Poem in 1871 volume Nonsense Songs, Stories, Botany and Alphabets by Edward Lear	THEJUMBLIES
Former name of European republic Belarus	BYELORUSSIA
The —, 1956 volume of non-fiction by Colin Wilson	OUTSIDER
Sue —, actress who plays Eileen Phelan in ITV soap Coronation Street	CLEAVER
1967 novel by Leon Uris	TOPAZ
Rifat —, Turkish-born fashion designer; British Designer of the Year in 1992	OZBEK
Mild yellow Dutch cheese	EDAM