| MICROSOFT | Global tech firm which recently announced that downtown Toronto will be the locale of its new Canadian headquarters |
| KORNFIELDKOUNTY | Fictional rural setting of "hee haw" (Trivia! The longrunning variety show was created by two canadi |
| WSJ | Financial publication whose crossword editor, Mike Shenk, recently announced that the puzzle will go |
| PACIFICRIM | Ocean edge that is the locale of Hong Kong, Thailand, Japan, etc.: 2 wds. |
| VISITSCOTLAND | Organisation which recently announced it would be closing all its iCentres (13) |
| BAUER | Name the German media company which recently announced it was buying Denic O'Brien's Communicorp. (5) |
| BLACKBERRY | In a 2023 dramedy, Glenn Howerton and Jay Baruchel played the real-life co-CEOs of a tech firm that became this company, which is also the name of the film |
| COPENHAGEN | In which city is Noma, which recently regained the title of Best Restaurant in the World? (10) |
| BRADY | Sir Graham ....., chair of the 1922 Committee who announced that at the next election he will have 11/17D/16 (5) |
| CHILCOT | Who chaired the UK's inquiry into the Iraq War, which recently published its findings? (7) |
| VOLVO | Which company sponsors the round-the-world Ocean Race, which recently set off from Alicante? (5) |
| FREUD | Who is the subject of the Francis Bacon triptych which recently sold for a record $142.4m? (5) |
| MOSSPARKARMOURY | Home in downtown Toronto of The Queen's Own Rifles of Canada : 3 wds. |
| APPLEGATE | When it was announced that the new iPhone would cost $3000, the resulting scandal was called... |
| GLENN | Which recently deceased former astronaut was the first American to orbit the Earth? (5) |
| MACAQUE | Japanese -, type of monkey which recently escaped from the Highland Wildlife Park (7) |
| NAMCO | The firm which created the video game Pac-Man |
| CHEROKEE | DaimlerChrysler has announced that it will cease production of the Jeep ___ |
| SEARS | Richard Warren ____ co-founded a mail order firm which later became the USA’s largest retailer |
| GRAYLING | graylilng who announced that at the next election he will have 11/17D/16 (8) |
