Yorkshire Post

[cricketwidow]

1a. Republic on west coast of Africa. G???N (5)
2d. County town of south central England. ??D?R?D (7)
4d. British composer. H?N??? (6)
Many thanksin advance so that i can get on with my day!

[factor-fiction]

Bedford if the R is wrong?
Handel was part British i recall

[factor-fiction]

Gabon

[cricketwidow]

Have just got Handel! Re the others....perhaps I need to check this one. the R relates to ...ancient city in Asia Minor (4)...T??? ...Thought it might be TYRE.

[toymaker]

ancient city could be troy

[factor-fiction]

So Troy would allow Bedford to fit in

[cricketwidow]

Troy..That's got to be it. Many thanks Factor30 & Toymaker. Now back to those cooked turkey recipes!

[pjgriffo]

Was G F Handel British? Surely not?

[Mamyalynne]

In 1727 he became a naturalised British subject.

[factor-fiction]

I recall Handel was part German, part British

[pjgriffo]

I see he became naturalised British - so fits the bill here I suppose.

[factor-fiction]

From Wikipedia:
George Frideric Handel (German: Georg Friedrich Händel; pronounced [ˈhɛndəl]) (23 February 1685 – 14 April 1759) was a German-British Baroque composer, famous for his operas, oratorios, anthems and organ concertos. Handel was born in 1685, in a family indifferent to music. He received critical musical training in Halle, Hamburg and Italy before settling in London (1712) and becoming a naturalised British subject in 1727.[1]