Daily easy — 2026-09-20

Across

1. 1. Popularised by broadcast personalities in South Korea and beyond (7)
2. 3. Syrian poet born Ali Ahmad Said Esber who studied philosophy at the capital's university in the 1950s (6)
3. 5. Thomas who served in the Vermont House in the 1960s before becoming governor (6)
4. 6. System of operations like AND and OR carried out by computer gates. (5)
5. 7. White part of the eye surrounding the iris (6)

Down

1. 2. Roulette and poker are examples of this category (12)
2. 4. UK nation that decriminalized homosexual acts between consenting male adults via a landmark 1980 act (8)
3. 5. Choose from a menu of options, perhaps at a restaurant. (6)