| OLDSALT | He is the main raconteur (3,4) |
| CALCHAS | He is the son of Thestor (a priest of Apollo) and a famous soothsayer among the Greeks at the time of the Trojan War. In Troilus and Cressida (act 4, scene 5), Troilus says, "My Lord Ulysses, tell me, |
| ABSALOM | In the Old Testament he is the third son of King David |
| HOSIERY | Poor Roy: he is the object of much leg-pulling |
| SUSPECT | Have an idea he is the culprit (7) |
| SKIPPER | Ship's captain: he is the new -, eg |
| BONJOVI | PICTURE A He is the front man of which US rock group? (3,4) |
| TEACHER | It's all about you: She (or he) is the person a mom calls to find out how you're doing in school |
| REGALES | Plays the raconteur |
| USTINOV | Old raconteur seen one month after the second half of another? (7) |
| WITNESS | One observes raconteur with cape (7) |
| STORIES | Raconteur's collection |
| RANCOUR | Nasty raconteurs set out to create disharmony |
| AMON | He is an Egyptian primeval deity, originally a god of the dead, whose name signifies "the hidden one." He is the Son of Thoth and Maat. Who is it? |
| ACHILLES | He is the principal character in Homer's Iliad, son of Peleus, king of the Myrmidons in Thessaly and Thetis. He and his closest friend and lover, Patroclus, joined the Greeks in the Trojan War. Who is |
| SALAH | Egyptian-born forward for Premier League club Liverpool and the Egypt national team. Considered one of the best players in the world, he is the captain of the Egyptian national team. (6) |
| AGNI | His name means "The Knower." In the Vedic tradition, he is the master of universe as well as the god of fire, sun, and lightning. Who is this? |
| GLOUCESTER | Richard III begins with Richard alone. He says: "Now is the winter of our discontent Made glorious summer by this son of York." What is Richard's title? He is the Duke of ___. |
| DOCTOR | See 23A PICTURE A He is the star of a new film which is the sequel to The Shining - what's it called? (6,5) |
| HESPERUS | In ancient Greek and Roman mythology, he is the evening star; his parentage and family is a bit confused, but he often is considered to have links to Atlas. In All's Well That Ends Well (act 2, scene |
