The Generalist by Didymus
Each completed grid will contain solutions beginning with all 26 letters of the alphabet. Solvers should assign each solution to its correct position in each grid. The clues are presented in alphabetical order of their solutions.
A Aachen (3-2-8) The largest city in New Mexico, named after the Duke who was viceroy of New Spain (11)
B In Ancient Rome, a military weapon in the form of a crossbow for projecting missiles (8)
River which rises in Lake Tana in the Ethiopian Highlands and joins its White companion in Khartoum (4,4)
C American or Japanese tree with profuse fragrant blossoms and long slender pods (7)
In the USA, a sweet ring-shaped cake fried in fat (7)
D Pompom or cactus garden flower (6)
Irish comedian and satirist, best known for his observational comedy in his BBC TV shows broadcast between 1971 and 1986 (4,5)
E Obsolete verb meaning “to plough” (3) Latin term meaning “owing to a crime” (2,7)