QUIZWORD CLUES

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1 Sculpture, painting or drawing of the dead Christ supported by the Virgin Mary (5)

4 and 17 1930 stage play by Agatha Christie (5,6) 10 1990 Woody Allen film comedy starring Mia Farrow in the title role (5) 11 Alessandro —, Italian Baroque sculptor whose works include the Fuga d’Attila relief and Portrait of Camillo Pamphili (7) 12 Knight of the Round Table and lover of Queen Guinevere in Arthurian legend (8) 13 Standard unit of currency of Ethiopia (4)

15 and 26 Flowering plant of the daisy family with an edible root also called Purple salsify (6,5) 17 See 4 Across 19 Roman poet whose works include Ars Amatoria (4) 20 Capital of Australia (8) 23 Place near Jerusalem where, according to the Hebrew Bible, children were sacrificed (7) 24 River upon which Rome, Italy stands (5) 25 River in Hades in Greek mythology that caused forgetfulness in those who drank from it (5) 26 See 15 Across

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2 Character in Greek mythology bound to a perpetually turning fiery wheel by Hermes on the orders of Zeus (5) 3 1961 film comedy starring Tony Hancock and George Sanders (3,5) 5 Racing toboggan on which riders lie supine (4) 6 Capital of Wales (7) 7 Duke of —, Allied commander-in-chief in the War of the Spanish Succession (11) 8 — Strait, body of water between Cape Breton Island and Newfoundland (5) 9 Soren —, 19th-century Danish philosopher who authored the volumes Either/Or and Fear and Trembling (11) 14 Sugar alcohol used as a sweetener and laxative (8) 16 Alan —, alias used by film directors when they disown a project, as Dennis Hopper did with 1990’s Catchfire (7) 18 Elephant in stories for children by Jean de Brunhoff (5) 21 Yitzhak —, prime minister of Israel from 1992-95 (5) 22 Unit of length, one twelfth of a foot (4)