QUIZWORD CLUES

ACROSS 1 Cape —, promontory at the NW extremity of mainland Scotland (5) 4 See 24 Across

10 2012 St Leger winner ridden by Mickael Barzalona (5) 11 Henry —, Scottish painter whose portraits include that of Sir Walter Scott in 1822 (7) 12 Rita —, actress who played the title role in films Miss Sadie Thompson, Gilda and Salome (8) 13 The —, shallow inlet on the North Sea coast between Lincolnshire and Norfolk (4) 15 Insect of warm regions of the Old World that travels in swarms stripping vegetation (6) 17 Infectious bacterial disease characterised by headaches and a fever (6) 19 Any or all of the sacred writings of Hinduism written in early Sanskrit (4) 20 Burgh in Aberdeenshire on the River Dee east of Balmoral Castle (8) 23 Uncharged elementary particle with a mass nearly equal to that of the proton (7)

24 and 4 State capital of Louisiana, US (5,5) 25 Long-legged doglike mammal of S Asia and Africa (5) 26 2014 biopic starring David Oyelowo as Martin Luther King Jr (5)

DOWN 2 1977 Best Picture Oscar winner written by and starring Sylvester Stallone (5)

3 and 9 1969 novel by Daphne du Maurier (3,5,2,3,6) 5 The —, 1976 film thriller starring Gregory Peck and Lee Remick (4) 6 Hungarian stew of meat and vegetables seasoned with paprika (7) 7 1936 novel by Ayn Rand (2,3,6) 8 William Powell —, painter whose works include 1858’s Derby Day (5) 9 See 3 Down

14 Unit of human speech having one vowel sound (8) 16 George —, British industrialist and social reformer who set up the Bournville Village Trust (7) 18 — Islands, group off the coast of Northumberland housing a bird sanctuary (5) 21 Art —, US jazz pianist known for his improvisation who died in 1956 (5) 22 Eleanor —, actress who played Augusta Colt in 2004 romcom Wimbledon (4)