|
Initial
|
Clue
|
Answer
|
|
A
|
A person who greatly admires England (10 letters)
|
Anglophile
|
|
B
|
British politician who became Education Secretary in 2024; her name includes a construction for crossing a river, and a child (17)
|
Bridget Phillipson
|
|
C
|
Offbeat, clearly hip Welsh town which has a cheese named after it (10)
|
Caerphilly
|
|
D
|
Poor quality genus of fruit flies used in many a genetic study (10)
|
Drosophila
|
|
E
|
An organism that lives under very severe environmental conditions, such as a hot spring or ice cap (12)
|
Extremophile
|
|
F
|
One who loves the nation where Strasbourg is located (11)
|
Francophile
|
|
G
|
Order of centipedes whose name comes from the Greek words for earth and a form/shape (14)
|
Geophilomorpha
|
|
H
|
A blood disorder, which occurs almost exclusively in males (10/11)
|
Haemophilia
|
|
I
|
Protein found in the body's system for combating disease (12)
|
Immunophilin
|
|
J
|
A big fan of the Asian country based on Honshu (11)
|
Japanophile
|
|
K
|
Mineral whose name begins with the chemical symbols of elements which comprise it, including aluminium, and then a moon of Jupiter (12)
|
Kaliophilite
|
|
L
|
A family of caddisflies of wetland areas, apparently associated with green citrus fruit, in which there is a northern distribution, a strange idea in the end (13)
|
Limnephilidae
|
|
M
|
Some unusual organism which grows at a moderate temperature; has the Greek prefix meaning "middle" (9)
|
Mesophile
|
|
N
|
A biblical race of giants whose name appears after "Fields of the" in the name of a 1980s gothic rock band (8)
|
Nephilim
|
|
O
|
Connoisseur of wine, initially of European native origin (9)
|
Oenophile
|
|
P
|
The pursuit of wisdom; a subject associated with Plato and Descartes (10)
|
Philosophy
|
|
Q
|
The wife and political adviser of Edward III (13)
|
Queen Philippa
|
|
R
|
A male person of this type, preferring flowing water (10)
|
Rheophilic
|
|
S
|
A well-known venereal disease (8)
|
Syphilis
|
|
T
|
A lover of modern inventions and electronic devices (11)
|
Technophile
|
|
U
|
In the direction towards the top of a rise, away from lower ground (6)
|
Uphill
|
|
V
|
One interested in the equipment or productions of TV and film, moving images (10)
|
Videophile
|
|
W
|
Ex-Cowboys coach whose first name means to walk through a river (12)
|
Wade Phillips
|
|
X
|
A person attracted to that which is foreign (9)
|
Xenophile
|
|
Y
|
BBC documentary commemorating the early life of the late Duke of Edinburgh (15)
|
Young Prince Philip
|
|
Z
|
The pre-marriage name of King Charles' niece, Princess Anne's daughter, whose forename is also a clothes shop (12)
|
Zara Phillips
|