Xmas Xword 2023

2. The earliest type of fish used in sushi.
3. Country with the highest median age in the world.
8. The common name of the Erinaceus europaeus.
10. The last king of ancient Rome.
11. Agatha Christie’s last novel, [_______] of Fate.
12. The character who "wins" Game of Thrones.
14. Scotland's national animal.
17. A gladiator who fought with weapons styled after those of a fisherman.
19. The patron saint of ‘lost causes’.
21. Egyptian god with the head of a jackal.
26. The city where the oldest university in the world is located.
27. The city in which Marie Antoinette was born.
29. 1960s supermodel known by one name.
31. Australian city in which Tony Blair lived as a child.
33. The name of the eldest Von Trapp child in The Sound of Music.
35. Another name for the Mona Lisa [La ________]
36. 1955 film starring Audrey Hepburn, Humphrey Bogart and William Holden.
37. Elvis Presley’s estate in Memphis, Tennessee.
40. Agatha Christie’s first murderer, Alfred [__________].
41. What is the last word spoken by Julius Caesar in the Shakespeare play named after him?
44. Brian May wrote the song ‘Who Wants to Live Forever’ for the soundtrack of this 1986 film.

1. Richard [_______], the first actor to play the roles of Hamlet, Lear, Othello, and Macbeth.
4. In the Aeneid, Dido’s sister.
5. Which Oxford college did Rishi Sunak attend?
6. The first pope.
7. The world’s smallest bird, the [__] hummingbird.
9. Shakespeare’s eldest child.
13. Albus Percival [______] Brian Dumbledore.
15. Joe Biden’s middle name.
16. The first name of the professional dancer who won the first season of Strictly Come Dancing.
18. This country’s national anthem has no official lyrics.
20. The first known written language.
22. The last Shakespeare play listed in the First Folio.
23. A type of lace which was invented in Flanders.
24. Person who won the most Oscars in history [surname only].
25. According to a poll of Kennel Club judges, the world’s least obedient dog breed: the [______] hound.
26. The first Australian prime minister, Edmund [______].
28. The highest grossing film ever.
30. Claire's sister, Dad’s daughter, Godmother’s stepdaughter and Harry’s ex-girlfriend.
32. The most popular Labrador name in the UK.
34. The pharmaceutical company owned by the Sackler family, [______] Pharma.
38. Where is 7 DOWN exclusively found?
39. The first film collaboration between Martin Scorsese and Robert De Niro, [Mean ______].
42. Term used to designate pretenders to the papacy.
43. Tony Blair's former parliamentary constituency.
44. The first on-screen Bond girl, [_____ Ryder].