QUIZWORD CLUES

ACROSS

1 Member of a body of lancers first employed in the Polish army (5) 4 Middle daughter of King Lear in the William Shakespeare play of that name (5) 10 European river that flows through Lake Constance (5) 11 Ancient language of the Middle East still spoken in Syria and parts of Lebanon (7) 12 See 9 Down

13 Joint of the leg connecting the tibia and fibula with the femur (4) 15 Insect of tropical regions of the Old World that travels in swarms stripping vegetation (6) 17 Susan —, author of 1963 novel The Benefactor (6)

19 and 6 Down 1965 novel by Dick Francis (4,7) 20 Battle of —, September, 1862 conflict in the American Civil War also known as the Battle of Sharpsburg (8) 23 Racecourse at which the Grand National is run (7) 24 Another name for the European mountain ash (5) 25 Republic in West Africa; capital Porto-Novo (5) 26 Paul —, Liberal Democrat MP for North Cornwall from 1992-2005 (5)

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2 Japanese verse form in 17 syllables (5) 3 Purple or violet transparent variety of quartz used as a gemstone (8)

5 Peter —, actor who played Paul Ryman in BBC TV sitcom Ever Decreasing Circles (4) 6 See 19 Across 7 1925 novel by Virginia Woolf (3,8) 8 Jackie Earle —, Best Actor in a Supporting Role Oscar nominee for Little Children (5) 9 and 12 Across

1935 George Orwell novel whose central character is Dorothy Hare (1,10,8) 14 Professor James —, arch-enemy of Sherlock Holmes in stories by Arthur Conan Doyle (8) 16 Progression of chords marking the end of a piece of music (7) 18 Hendrik —, German showjumper; 1984 Dublin Grand Prix winner (5) 21 Robert —, Best Writing, Original Screenplay Oscar winner for Chinatown (5) 22 Hariyanto —, Indonesian badminton player; 1995 IBF World Championship men’s singles title winner (4)