Guardian 24,093

[Bogtrotter]

Thanks for help with the Everyman (I had heard of the actor after all, but I still don't see why that's the answer). Now I'm struggling with Araucaria. 9a Merops is the son of a Welshman with love for America: a???o????. I know that Merops apiaster is the Bee-eater, and ap is son of in Welsh, but after that I'm stuck. Then 5/21d, Fascist worthy encircles south German forest (26's work): ???a?d m?s?e?. 26 is Losey.

[kettledrum]

9a. apivorous - ie feeding on bees, & Merops is the bee-eater genus.
ap = son of + Ivor +o (love) + us (America)

5d / 21d Oswald Mosley - a famous fascist!
S(outh) + Wald (german for forest) inside OM (Order of Merit = worthy) + anag Losey

[Bogtrotter]

Thanks kettledrum - I was trying to relate it to one of Losey's films.