Around the World
Posted: Tue Jan 08, 2013 2:47 pm
The clues all give place names outside the UK. The number in brackets gives the total number of letters in the answer, but it may be more than one word. Some answers are the old (previous) name for a city or town.
1 Fast food without hesitation (7)
2 Old capital of Russia (12)
3 Royal Mountain (8)
4 A greenfly after its food? (8)
5 Were you going there in the 60s? (12)
6 A town worth copying (12)
7 A good place to visit in the springtime (5)
8 Pleasant (4)
9 Most of it goes mad in March (6)
10 England's unofficial anthem, often mixed with jam (9)
11 Mixed definite article before raced (6)
12 Starts with a religion (9)
13 Cream cheese (12)
14 Its inhabitants should know their human rights (10)
15 Wine bottle stopper (4)
16 Sounds like a mixed up bovine vehicle (5)
17 A good place for tulips (9)
18 The opposite of 2 nor 2 (7)
19 Sinatra's kind of town (7)
20 Winner of Waterloo (10)
21 An African mix of some drab underwear (6)
22 Was raw meat reversed? (6)
23 19th century prime minister (9)
24 Atmosphere in small company (5)
25 Home for cinematic insomniacs (7)
26 Sounds like you're having a quick look (6)
27 Bad foreign cooker (6)
28 Traditional Monday activity and a weight (10)
29 Lots of good air here (11)
30 Eaten at Christmas (8)
31 A lovable bear mainly used to put out washing (8)
32 Rick and Isla's meeting place (10)
33 Agony aunt for astronauts (7)
34 Not a duet gets confused here (4)
35 Sybil's excuse: "He's from..." (9)
36 Home town for Charles and Erasmus (6)
37 Ah, left (6)
38 it's a long way to here (9)
39 Nearly begins with an cuddly Australian mammal (11)
40 Includes something found in the kitchen and bathroom (8)
41 Type of envelope (6)
42 A confused postal service (4)
43 Golden venue for Jayne and Chris (8)
44 Sounds like a loud rooster (7)
45 Home of the modern Olympics (6)
46 Starts with the French (5)
47 Wife to William IV (8)
48 Nearly cut grass with a beverage (5)
49 A capital alternative to Berlin (4)
50 Very similar to a dishevelled American detective (7)
51 Spilt spilt (5)
52 Highest venue for Summer Olympics (10)
53 Visited by Katrina (10)
54 Finishes with half of a giant ape (8)
55 In Oxford and Cambridge (12)
56 Big apple (7)
57 Part of a number line (6)
58 Starts with a short journey or fall (7)
59 Where chicken meets garlic butter (4)
60 Origin of the French national anthem? (9)
61 Famous for its large table (8)
62 A green-coated herbivore? (6)
63 Features NaCI in lots of H2O (12)
64 A bit like multiplying by two (6)
65 Not far from a mountainous camera maker (5)
66 A carbon copy with half a short skirt (5)
67 Partly shares its name with Man Utd footballer (12)
68 Cinematic location for a cricket fielding position (6)
69 Besieged in 1942 (10)
70 Scottish fort and church exemplifying British spirit (7)
71 Shares its name with its country (10)
72 Ends with boom-bang-a-bang singer (8)
73 Home to the most famous balcony in literature (6)
74 Leave with nothing (5)
75 Now a major bank in UK (9)
I have my answers for most of them. Definitive answers next month.
1 Fast food without hesitation (7)
2 Old capital of Russia (12)
3 Royal Mountain (8)
4 A greenfly after its food? (8)
5 Were you going there in the 60s? (12)
6 A town worth copying (12)
7 A good place to visit in the springtime (5)
8 Pleasant (4)
9 Most of it goes mad in March (6)
10 England's unofficial anthem, often mixed with jam (9)
11 Mixed definite article before raced (6)
12 Starts with a religion (9)
13 Cream cheese (12)
14 Its inhabitants should know their human rights (10)
15 Wine bottle stopper (4)
16 Sounds like a mixed up bovine vehicle (5)
17 A good place for tulips (9)
18 The opposite of 2 nor 2 (7)
19 Sinatra's kind of town (7)
20 Winner of Waterloo (10)
21 An African mix of some drab underwear (6)
22 Was raw meat reversed? (6)
23 19th century prime minister (9)
24 Atmosphere in small company (5)
25 Home for cinematic insomniacs (7)
26 Sounds like you're having a quick look (6)
27 Bad foreign cooker (6)
28 Traditional Monday activity and a weight (10)
29 Lots of good air here (11)
30 Eaten at Christmas (8)
31 A lovable bear mainly used to put out washing (8)
32 Rick and Isla's meeting place (10)
33 Agony aunt for astronauts (7)
34 Not a duet gets confused here (4)
35 Sybil's excuse: "He's from..." (9)
36 Home town for Charles and Erasmus (6)
37 Ah, left (6)
38 it's a long way to here (9)
39 Nearly begins with an cuddly Australian mammal (11)
40 Includes something found in the kitchen and bathroom (8)
41 Type of envelope (6)
42 A confused postal service (4)
43 Golden venue for Jayne and Chris (8)
44 Sounds like a loud rooster (7)
45 Home of the modern Olympics (6)
46 Starts with the French (5)
47 Wife to William IV (8)
48 Nearly cut grass with a beverage (5)
49 A capital alternative to Berlin (4)
50 Very similar to a dishevelled American detective (7)
51 Spilt spilt (5)
52 Highest venue for Summer Olympics (10)
53 Visited by Katrina (10)
54 Finishes with half of a giant ape (8)
55 In Oxford and Cambridge (12)
56 Big apple (7)
57 Part of a number line (6)
58 Starts with a short journey or fall (7)
59 Where chicken meets garlic butter (4)
60 Origin of the French national anthem? (9)
61 Famous for its large table (8)
62 A green-coated herbivore? (6)
63 Features NaCI in lots of H2O (12)
64 A bit like multiplying by two (6)
65 Not far from a mountainous camera maker (5)
66 A carbon copy with half a short skirt (5)
67 Partly shares its name with Man Utd footballer (12)
68 Cinematic location for a cricket fielding position (6)
69 Besieged in 1942 (10)
70 Scottish fort and church exemplifying British spirit (7)
71 Shares its name with its country (10)
72 Ends with boom-bang-a-bang singer (8)
73 Home to the most famous balcony in literature (6)
74 Leave with nothing (5)
75 Now a major bank in UK (9)
I have my answers for most of them. Definitive answers next month.
