Birthday Crossword
Across
- 2. The notorious, un-round shape nickname given to the 996 Carrera’s integrated headlights.
- 4. The 1215 royal charter signed at Runnymede that limited the power of the British monarchy.
- 9. The Japanese term for the culturally revered cherry blossoms.
- 11. The famous literary family name linked to Avington Park after the poet Percy's brother purchased it in 1847.
- 12. The pungent, blue-veined French sheep's milk cheese aged in Cambalou caves.
- 13. Renowned Renaissance art repository located in Florence, originally designed as magistrates' offices.
- 16. An early, mirror-like photographic process utilizing silver-plated copper sheets.
- 18. The archaeological study of rock and soil layers to determine chronological sequencing.
- 20. Famous Madrid gallery housing Velázquez's Las Meninas and Goya's Black Paintings.
- 21. The mid-engine sibling that unusually shared 38% of its front-end components with the 996 Carrera.
- 23. The geographical line running through East Grinstead, making it unique in West Sussex.
- 25. A coil-shelled marine fossil frequently found along Dorset's Jurassic Coast.
- 26. The iconic, horizontal posture of Henry Moore's most famous abstract figurative sculptures.
- 28. The heavy, high-tannin Italian red wine made exclusively from the Nebbiolo grape.
Down
- 1. A strong, irresistible impulse or desire to travel and globe-trot the world.
- 3. The flagship inky-dark red wine grape of Argentina, originally from Cahors, France.
- 5. A piece of fossilised dung, highly prized by palaeontologists for dietary clues.
- 6. The 996 was the very first generation of the Porsche sports car to feature this type of engine.
- 7. Henry Moore’s recurring bronze subject matter, often depicting a grouped mother, father, and child.
- 8. The currency note that features Frida Kahlo's face alongside her artwork.
- 10. The circular opening in a camera lens that regulates the amount of light entering the sensor.
- 14. Julius Reuter, who established the famous international news agency in London.
- 15. NASA's ongoing lunar exploration program aiming to land the next humans on the Moon.
- 17. A firm, buttery Spanish cheese crafted strictly from the milk of Manchega sheep.
- 18. The site of a monumental Anglo-Saxon ship burial discovered in Suffolk in 1939.
- 19. The dark, central inner shadow cast during a total solar eclipse where the sun is completely blocked.
- 22. The main automotive dynamic event at the Goodwood Festival of Speed.
- 24. The pioneering WWII plastic surgeon at East Grinstead's Queen Victoria Hospital who treated burned airmen.
- 27. The ambitious medical profession Frida Kahlo originally studied for before her tragic bus accident.