Inquisitor 1192

[Ripper]

Well, I've filled in the grid, got all the 'shaded in' letters
But, I'm now stuck!
Any hints appreciated!
Thanks in advance

[Voulez-vous]

Me too!

Hope some kind person will boot us in the right direction!

[Ripper]

Fingers crossed then!

[Voulez-vous]

Fingers crossed! (and a bit of booting this post)!!

[Nical]

The 'Dancing Girl' of the title is from Oz!

[Nical]

Should have added...a good,hard stare at my completed grid lead me to the 'person'. Once I had him, I knew what 'destination' I was looking for and found it fairly quickly.

[Voulez-vous]

Thanks! Still being ultra thick, though?!

Oz reference...is it Kylie or wizard of, or neither?

[Nical]

A slow dance immortalised in an Aussie song - the girl is fictional.
That help?

[Voulez-vous]

I think it does Nical...............Off to work it out!

Thank you :-)

[Nical]

I realised after posting that I'm better at crosswords than I am at dancing terminology - maybe I should have referred to an old,traditional, often stately dance!

[Voulez-vous]

Thanks Nical......still floundering here, but hoping to wake up tomorrow refreshed and "getting it"! :-))

[Nical]

Think of a song (possibly the song!) linked with Australia.

[Voulez-vous]

AHHHH not getting there Nical.....am I waltzing? or barking up the wrong tree?

[Nical]

Yes,waltzing your way towards the solution - and I think you should maybe waltz around the centre of the grid (one part is 7 letters long, the other is 9)

[krumb]

Thanks. I had to resort to Chambers to find this word. It still took a bit of searching but it has been worth it. Got the theme from the hint and the shaded squares and a name. Clever crossword and I learnt some new words to boot!!!

[Ripper]

Thanks everyone, I haven't got it yet but have enough clues from you all to start 'googling'!
Thanks again

[Ripper]

Finally I've got it - thanks everyone

[haggis58]

Any help out there? Have highlighted the character and destination and have the probable real name. Have completed the grid bar 2 answers which I just can't fathom:
1d = c-o-
11a = --nt

[haggis58]

Forget my last posting - have now solved the final two clues.