Mirror Quiz Crossword March 15 2023 Answers

• Salvatore —, 1959 winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature
  QUASIMODO
• Downy material obtained from the dried leaves of an Asian plant related to mugwort used in traditional Chinese medicine
  MOXA
• & 17A 2005 novel by Paul Theroux (8,5)
  BLINDING
• Matt —, US golfer; winner of the 2012 Players Championship tournament
  KUCHAR
• Brightly coloured tropical freshwater fish such as the Neon — or Cardinal —
  TETRA
• Erotic dance originating in Brazil
  LAMBADA
• 1972 horror film starring Lee Harcourt Montgomery whose title character is a rat
  BEN
• Uninhabited island south-west of Ibiza
  ESVEDRA
• See 9 Across
  LIGHT
• See 2 Down
  ORDERS
• Greek philosopher who died in 399 BC
  SOCRATES
• Fatuma —, 1996 Olympic marathon gold medallist
  ROBA
• Highest peak in the Alps, situated between France and Italy
  MONTBLANC

• Eurasian shrub with feathery plumes of flowers
  SMOKETREE
• & 21A 1996 novel by Tom Clancy (9,6)
  EXECUTIVE
• Darker inner region of a sunspot
  UMBRA
• 2002 film thriller starring Jesse Bradford and Erika Christensen
  SWIMFAN
• Skirt or coat reaching to below the knee or mid-calf
  MIDI
• Standard monetary unit of Vietnam
  DONG
• Group of medieval French dialects spoken south of the Loire also called occitan
  LANGUEDOC
• 2007 and 2009 Cheltenham Gold Cup-winning horse
  KAUTOSTAR
• Unit of length of yarn usually 80 yards for wool, 120 yards for cotton and silk and 300 yards for linen
  LEA
• Port in SW England on the River Avon
  BRISTOL
• Michael —, broadcaster; author of children’s books Lovely Old Roly and Howler
  ROSEN
• 1995 stage play by Jez Butterworth
  MOJO
• Guy —, 1976 Olympic 110m hurdles gold medallist
  DRUT