| BARCLAYS | In 1896, Gurney & Co, Norwich, were one of 20 private banking firms that joined together to form this well-known bank (8) |
| IVORS | Composer Gurney and actor Novello |
| EMIRATES | On independence six of the seven Trucial States joined together to form the United Arab ... |
| STAVES | Strips of wood joined together to form a barrel |
| INKSPOTS | In the 1930s and 1940s, the ____, were one of the first African American vocal groups to be popular with both black and white audiences |
| ROCKHEWNCHURCHES | The ____ near Lalibela in Ethiopia were one of the first 12 Unesco world heritage sites to be designated, in 1978 |
| GARFUNKEL | US folk rock duo who were one of the best-selling music acts of the 1960s, Simon & _ (9) |
| THAILAND | Thousands of Allied prisoners were forced to work in thick jungle to construct a railway between thi |
| CHILLI | One of a number of capsicum pods strung together to form a decorative ristra; or, the red spice derived from said pepper, used to flavour a dish served "con carne" (with meat) (6) |
| DURUTTI | Punk band the ____ Column were one of the first acts signed by Tony Wilson's Factory Records |
| ENDS | Parts of a strip of paper joined together to make a Mobius strip |
| FIRSTS | Conifer streets were one of the originals (6) |
| JIGSAW | Puzzle with pieces of various shapes to be fitted together to form a picture (6) |
| PANPIPES | A number of reeds or whistles of graduated lengths, bound together to form a musical instrument (8) |
| BAMBOO | As early as 1300 BCE the Chinese were using this plant for writing; they bound pieces of it together to form tablets. |
| TEXT | From "to weave", the words collectively "woven" together to form a book; or, the tome of writings itself (4) |
| STEPHENSONDHEIM | Musical legend who died on November 26. In the late '60s, he wrote British-style crosswords, which often include anagrams, for this magazine; each of our theme plays is an anagram of his name (and thi |
| NEMOME | Submarine captain to attack (you might say) on a shoestring in trouble with it, according to the Thi |
| ROMPERSTOMPER | Russell Crowe attracted attention early in his career for his portrayal of Hando, a neo-Nazi, in thi |
| INTERMISSION | An interval to bury one of 20 with one getting on (12) |
