Across
- 2. Roman fort on Hadrian's Wall at Benwell (9)
- 3. ……… Parkway - last metro station before Airport (9)
- 5. street that's "on the way to Blaydon": also name of admiral whose statue stands at the mouth of the Tyne (11)
- 8. infectious disease that killed more than 1500 people in Newcastle in 1850 (7)
- 9. ….. "she's a big lass and a bonny lass...." (5)
- 10. market that used to be where the Centre for Life is now (6)
- 11. Chas …….. - bass player with The Animals (8)
- 12. Anne …… author of Vera novels (7)
Down
- 1. street in centre of Newcastle that runs parallel to Grainger Street: name of the 19th century town clerk who helped to mastermind the redevelopment of the city centre (7)
- 2. name of last pit to close in Benwell (9)
- 4. South Shields born best-selling author who wrote novels about local life (7)
- 6. country mansion belonging to Lord Armstrong, owner of west Newcastle armaments factories (8)
- 7. which door do we have to close, according to the play? (9)
- 8. ship carrying coal; also another name for a coalminer (7)
- 10. one of founders of Armstrongs armaments and engineering company - gave his name to area where several blocks of multi-storey flats stand today (7)
- 12. actor who played main character in Get Carter (5)