11ac I had not realised that it could be used as one word for a bird. But it’s nice to know I’m not the only one uncertain about ‘popular’. I can’t find it in a dictionary but could it mean “can be lived in’? As an adjective from “populate”?
Hi Wally,
I also had to look up the novel in 18A, never heard of it. It's good to know there are still some things that were before my time.
I found this puzzle very daunting at first, but it seemed to get easier as I went on.