Puzzle 8

Ceremonial sword from Sri Lanka

Dig up

To oppose; rhymes with mounter

__ Sondheim, composer and avid crossword solver

Derrick Somerset __, Ximenes in The Observer

The word for 14 in Spanish

Resident medium bird of prey

Amblyopia, medical name for this visual condition

Italian island group containing Ponza

Holding a dinner

Filled to the rafters