| In pantomime, Baron Hardup's servant, who is often dressed in a bellboy's costume |
BUTTONS |
| Isabella, who wrote the Book of Household Management |
Mrs Beeton |
| Island group reigned over by Queen Salote from 1918 to 1965 |
TONGA |
| Ivan ____ won every tennis grand slam singles title except Wimbledon, and later coached Andy Murray |
LENDL |
| John ___, English logician, best known for diagrams used in set theory |
VENN |
| Limb of Dover in the Confederation of Cinque ports, and HQ of Saga |
FOLKESTONE |
| Liverpool comedian ____ Sayle was the Comic Strip’s first emcee in the 1980s |
ALEXEI |
| Magic, supposedly involving communication with the dead |
NECROMANCY |
| Monteverdi opera, the earliest still regularly performed |
ORFEO |
| One of 24 in an octave |
Quarter tone |
| Prospector in the Californian gold rush |
Forty-niner |
| Russian for 'no' |
NYET |
| Savings for a future rainy day |
Nest eggs |
| School founded by Henry VI in 1440 |
Eton College |
| Simultaneously or immediately |
at once |
| Something used to start an explosion |
DETONATOR |
| State capital of Louisiana |
Baton Rouge |
| Steve ____ was the 1980 Olympic 800m champion |
OVETT |
| Summer outfit for a baby or young child |
SUNSUIT |
| The only Celtic language spoken on mainland Europe |
BRETON |
| The Spanish provinces of Alava and Vizcaya are such |
BASQUE |
| The weight of a merchant ship’s cargo |
TONNAGE |
| This craftsman may use an agraffe to hold blocks together |
STONEMASON |
| Travelling at over 100 miles per hour |
Ton-up |
| Type of sculpture originated by Alexander Calder |
MOBILE |
| Type of vitreous pottery noted for its strength and durability |
IRONSTONE |
| Virginia county, part of the Washington metropolitan area, where the Pentagon and a national cemetery are located |
ARLINGTON |
| ____ Hill, 152m above sea level, is the highest point in Greater London north of the Thames |
stanmore |