Across
- 2. What the biscuit tin should preferably be stocked with at all times
- 4. Sporting goods retailer at which weekend position was held for a time
- 6. Patron Saint of Roman Catholic grammar school in Birkenhead, attended as a boy
- 10. Actor who, at the time of Francis’ sixteenth birthday, was playing fourth incarnation of the titular role in BBC science fiction programme Doctor Who
- 12. Sunny Manchegan town, famous for its wines, in which nuptials to Esperanza Parker (née Martinez) took place
- 13. Surname of Maine-born author of horror and supernatural fiction, whose novels Francis is an avid reader of
- 14. A favourite spicy dish, forbidden at Greeba due to its pungent aromas
Down
- 1. Gallic sporting event you’ll find Francis glued to each July
- 3. Location of polytechnic (as it was then known) alma mater which happens also to contain birthplace
- 5. London street on which David Bowie was photographed for his Ziggy Stardust album artwork
- 7. Mother’s maiden clan, after which a tartan is name
- 8. Name shared by father, brother and son
- 9. Game of Thrones character once cosplayed by Francis
- 11. Phonetic spelling of comic strip family (bearing resemblance to own), published in weekly Scottish newspaper The Sunday Post