Across
- 4. Spanish currency before the Euro
- 8. Frankish king, first Holy Roman Emperor
- 10. Pope Leo’s first name by birth
- 11. French word for butterfly
- 14. Scottish town where Sam Denby hid
- 17. Man who tells long winded stories about the Jersey devil
- 20. Chicago rapper born Elizabeth Harris
- 21. "The Senate and People of Rome" initialism
- 22. Nation with the only flag to feature English-language text
- 24. Possible name of cat that lives on Beauley Road
- 25. Cocktail of gin, Campari, and sweet red vermouth
- 26. Capital of Syria
- 28. Species of animal, best thing in the Fitz
Down
- 1. ‘Let’s go to the beach, beach’ singer
- 2. Plant turning 9 this valentines day
- 3. Number of lakes in the Lake District
- 5. Dodie Smith novel has 101 of these
- 6. Town where Fred was born
- 7. Lesser known fifth member of The Beatles
- 9. Crisp variety described by the equation z = (x²/a²) - (y²/b²)
- 12. Cult Durham restaurant that regularly loses its alcohol licence
- 13. Sumerian city-state with a royal game
- 15. Legendary creature in American folklore, name meaning ‘goat sucker’
- 16. Durham chemistry technician, possible Russian spy
- 18. Largest rodent species
- 19. Brazil’s national cocktail
- 20. Word completing well known rap line: “Water coming down, hitting my ___”
- 23. Heraldic term for the colour red
- 27. County town of Northumberland
