QUIZWORD CLUES

ACROSS 1 Swiss clown born in 1880 whose real name was Adrian Wettach (5) 7 Mediterranean port in E Spain housing UNESCO World Heritage Site the Llotja de la Seda (8) 8 Narcotic drug extracted from the unripe seeds of a poppy (5) 10 Playwright whose stage works include Present Laughter and Design for Living (4,6) 12 Wide-canopied tropical tree of the pea family with feathery flowers (4,4) 14 1968 biopic starring Julie Andrews as Gertrude Lawrence (4)

16 and 20 Dish of thin strips of meat cooked with onions and mushrooms served in a sour cream sauce (4,10) 17 Patricia —, author of novels Body of Evidence and From Potter’s Field (8) 20 See 16 Across 23 Wojtek —, 1978 Australian Open men’s doubles tennis championship winner with Kim Warwick (5) 24 1781 opera by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (8) 25 and 1 Down

Actor who played Roger Murtaugh in the Lethal Weapon action film series (5,6) DOWN 1 See 25 Across 2 Henry —, character in BBC radio comedy series The Goon Show voiced by Peter Sellers (4)

3 and 5 Former member of The Beatles whose debut solo album was released in 1970 (4,9) 4 Fruit such as the cantaloupe or honeydew (5) 5 See 3 Down

6 John —, American composer of the music for 1966 Broadway musical Cabaret (6) 9 Gianni —, Italian cyclist; 1966 Giro d’Italia winner (5) 11 2012 novel by Alex Kava (9) 13 Umberto —, author of novels The Name of the Rose and Foucault’s Pendulum (3) 15 2011 novel by Terry Pratchett (5) 16 Martin —, London-born journalist noted for ITV documentary Living with Michael Jackson (6) 18 Richard —, palaeoanthropologist and conservationist born in Kenya in 1944 (6) 19 Wading bird similar to the heron (5) 21 Large Old World tree of the mahogany family whose bark is used to make a tonic (4) 22 International governing body of association football (4)