The Guardian - Quick crossword No 13,423 - May 17 2013

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Clues Answers
49th US state ALASKA
A cost of divorce? ALIMONY
Abject coward POLTROON
Alerting (anag) TRIANGLE
Chinese city SHANGHAI
Cup TROPHY
Distinctive time EPOCH
Eradicate UPROOT
Fool IDIOT
Global crown, eg in boxing WORLDTITLE
Hollywood TINSELTOWN
Kind of hawk KITE
Clues Answers
Needle work KNITTING
Note CHIT
Pat on the back KUDOS
Protein that acts as a biochemical catalyst ENZYME
River — Womble ORINOCO
Structure made up of a continuous series of loops HELIX
Succulent — drinker LUSH
Superficial SHALLOW
Twosome PAIR
US racist secret society KUKLUXKLAN
Veteran OLDSTER
Woman with a whip? DOMINATRIX