“Handel’s ____” is the aria Ombra mai fu, from his opera Xerxes |
LARGO |
“Italy’s version of an open-face omelette”, in the words of Delia Smith |
FRITTATA |
“Oh ____, I long to hear you, Away you rolling river” (Song lyrics) |
SHENANDOAH |
Appear calm despite adverse circumstances |
Put on a brave face |
Asmara is the capital of this African country on the Red Sea |
ERITREA |
At Eton, a scholar who is not a colleger |
OPPIDAN |
Branded block of bouillon, sold since 1910 |
Oxo cube |
Chinese dish of vegetables, and sometimes meat, served in a pancake |
Spring roll |
Former Scottish county of which Forfar was the county town |
ANGUS |
Goat Fell is the highest peak on this Firth of Clyde island |
ARRAN |
Gunman who shoots from undercover |
SNIPER |
Gypsum used in casts for moulds or bone fractures |
Plaster of Paris |
I Dreamed a Dream, the UK’s fastest selling debut album ever, was made by this Britain’s Got Talent contestant |
Susan Boyle |
In 1993, Cohse, Nalgo and Nupe merged to form ____ |
UNISON |
John Adams, last survivor of a group of Bounty mutineers including Fletcher Christian, was found on ___ in 1808 |
pitcairn island |
London’s “most vital junction”, a roundabout with the Wellington Arch at its centre |
Hyde Park Corner |
Lord of Masham, a conspirator in Shakespeare’s Henry V |
SCROOP |
Luxurious railway carriage |
PULLMAN |
Malcolm Hebden plays ____ Cole in Coronation Street |
NORRIS |
Mike Yarwood, Jon Culshaw or Alistair McGowan |
IMPRESSIONIST |
Netflix drama series about the Byrde family and their money-laundering enterprises, after their move from Chicago |
OZARK |
Of the nose |
RHINAL |
Ornamental pot or trough for plants |
JARDINIERE |
Perform a military ceremony marking the day’s end |
Beat the retreat |