Across
- 3. Syrian party
- 6. Shade of green
- 7. Island that shares its name with a liquor
- 10. In Greek mythology, this fire-breathing creature is a hybrid of lion, goat, and serpent.
- 12. Premier couple’s retreat?
- 14. Artistic contrast of light and shadow
- 16. Egyptian jazz musician known for pioneering the fusion of jazz with traditional Arabic music
- 18. Melodic framework in Indian classical music
- 21. Lookalike, in Munich
- 24. River flowing through Southeast Asia, including Cambodia and Vietnam
- 25. Quite some time
- 28. Russian Head of State before 1917
- 30. A Great Lake
- 35. Architect known for pioneering modernist design and the 'Modulor' system
- 37. Surreal, nightmarish, like a certain Prague-born writer's works
- 39. Land that split from Zanzibar in 1861
- 40. Tootsie treat?
- 41. Nomadic people
Down
- 1. Contemptuous sort, in modern parlance
- 2. Inept person, in London
- 4. French almond cake or City tyrant
- 5. One of diamond’s five C’s
- 8. Technological competition of the coldwar period
- 9. Acme
- 11. A city in Northern Ireland
- 13. Period of 'good times'
- 15. A tedious or difficult journey, in the Yiddish tradition
- 17. Previous name for Istanbul
- 19. Actor famous for his depiction of Hannibal Lecter
- 20. Something passed down the line
- 22. Abbrev. for someone who’s English not so good
- 23. West African drum known for its rich sound
- 26. Mathematician after which the most common Game Theory solution is named
- 27. Seat of power in Moscow
- 29. Architect known for pioneering modernist design and the 'Modulor' system
- 31. Nietzche’s superior man of the future
- 32. Idealistic but impractical, after a Spanish knight
- 33. Travel Restriction
- 34. Lowest point
- 36. Style of music from the biggest African nation by landmass
- 38. Narrow sea inlet