Across
- 2. Medici ruler of Florence known as ‘Il Magnifico’. (7)
- 6. American movie star born Issur Danielovitch in 1916. (4, 7)
- 9. What is the last word spoken by Julius Caesar in the Shakespeare play named after him? (6)
- 10. The pharmaceutical company owned by the Sackler family, [______] Pharma. (6)
- 15. Which Oxford college did Rishi Sunak attend? (7)
- 16. The President of the US at the time that the current President of the US was born. (9)
- 18. The name of the eldest Von Trapp child in The Sound of Music. (5)
- 19. 1955 film starring Audrey Hepburn, Humphrey Bogart and William Holden. (7)
- 21. The last Shakespeare play listed in the First Folio. (9)
- 24. The oldest professional football club in the world. (5, 6)
- 27. Region of France whose principal city is Bordeaux. (9)
- 28. Scotland's national animal. (7)
- 29. A critically endangered bird also known as the ‘owl parrot’. (6)
- 30. The first name of the professional dancer who won the first season of Strictly Come Dancing. (7)
- 31. Surname of the fashion designer often known simply by his first name, Valentino. (8)
- 33. The first pope. (5)
- 35. The highest grossing film ever. (6)
- 38. Agatha Christie’s first murderer, Alfred [__________]. (10)
- 45. Having had four husbands, she is the most-married queen in English history. (9, 4)
- 46. 39 DOWN is endemic to this country. (4)
- 49. The common name of the Erinaceus europaeus. (8)
- 50. Term used to designate pretenders to the papacy. (8)
- 51. Claire's sister, Dad’s daughter, Godmother’s stepdaughter and Harry’s ex-girlfriend. (7)
- 52. Person who won the most Oscars in history. (4, 6)
- 54. A type of lace which was invented in Flanders. (6)
- 56. The Tories are traditionally known as the party of ‘Altar, Throne, and _______’. (7)
- 57. The German city in which Anne of Cleves was born. (10)
- 58. The subject which Andrew Robson studied as an undergraduate. (10)
Down
- 1. Elvis Presley’s estate in Memphis, Tennessee. (9)
- 3. The first on-screen Bond girl. (5, 5)
- 4. The earliest type of fish used in sushi. (4)
- 5. Roman statesman who wrote more than three-quarters of the extant Latin literature that was produced in his lifetime. (6)
- 7. Australian city in which Tony Blair lived as a child. (8)
- 8. Tony Blair's former parliamentary constituency. (10)
- 11. The European city where the oldest university in the world is located. (7)
- 12. Agatha Christie’s last novel. (7, 2, 4)
- 13. 1950 film starring Bette Davis and featuring Marilyn Monroe. (3, 5, 3)
- 14. Location of the 2032 Summer Olympics. (8)
- 17. Perfect Peter’s favourite teacher, Miss [______]. (6)
- 18. The most popular Labrador name in the UK. (4)
- 19. This country’s national anthem has no official lyrics. (5)
- 20. Country whose population has the highest median age in the world. (6)
- 22. 73-year-old rock star who released her seventeenth album in 2021. (4, 6)
- 23. The first Australian prime minister, Edmund [______]. (6)
- 25. The name of Shakespeare’s eldest child. (7)
- 26. Richard [_______], the first actor to play the roles of Hamlet, Lear, Othello, and Macbeth. (7)
- 32. According to a poll of Kennel Club judges, the world’s least obedient dog breed. (7, 5)
- 34. The last king of ancient Rome. (7)
- 36. In the Aeneid, Dido’s sister. (4)
- 37. The first film collaboration between Martin Scorsese and Robert De Niro. (4, 7)
- 39. The world’s smallest bird, the [__] hummingbird. (3)
- 40. A 1988 action thriller which is sometimes considered a Christmas film. (3, 4)
- 41. American fintech brand which was the target of Elon Musk’s first attempt to name a company ‘X’. (6)
- 42. The character who ‘wins’ Game of Thrones. (4)
- 43. Brian May wrote the song ‘Who Wants to Live Forever’ for the soundtrack of this 1986 film. (10)
- 44. English actor who played Karenin in the most recent film adaptation of Anna Karenina, starring Keira Knightley. (4, 3)
- 47. Joe Biden’s middle name. (9)
- 48. Albus Percival [______] Brian Dumbledore. (7)
- 53. 1960s supermodel known by one name. (6)
- 55. Composer of the opera ‘Carmen’. (5)