QUIZWORD CLUES

ACROSS 1 Playwright whose stage works include Present Laughter and Design for Living (4,6) 8 See 19 Down

9 David —, Best Director Oscar nominee for The Elephant Man and Blue Velvet (5) 10 County of the Republic of Ireland; county town Castlebar (4) 11 Diane —, Best Actress in a Supporting Role Oscar nominee for Rambling Rose (4) 12 1973 novel by Ronald Sukenick (3)

14 and 7 Down 1992 film thriller starring Bridget Fonda and Jennifer Jason Leigh (6,5,6) 15 Richard —, US actor who played Toby Ziegler in US television drama series The West Wing (6) 18 Food fish such as the Atlantic — or Pacific — (3) 20 K J —, golfer; 2011 Players Championship winner (4) 21 Leon —, chairman of the Provisional Government of France from 1946-47 (4) 23 Stephen —, Australian golfer; 1998 German Open tournament winner (5) 24 London football club; thirteen-times winners of the FA Cup (7) 25 2002 novel by Jennifer Weiner (2,3,5)

2 and 17 1985 and 1992 European Indoor Championships women’s 800m gold medallist (4,6)

3 and 16 Overseas territory of the UK in the Caribbean Sea whose capital is George Town (6,7) 4 The —, 1884 stage play by Henrik Ibsen first performed the following year (4,4) 5 2011 animated film starring the voice talent of Johnny Depp and Isla Fisher (5) 6 1957 Meredith Wilson Broadway musical set in River City, Iowa (3,5,3) 7 See 14 Across 13 Port in SE Spain on the Costa Blanca (8) 16 See 3 Down 17 See 2 Down 19 and 8 Across Northampton Saints rugby union hooker; 2008 England Test debutant against Pacific Islanders (5,7) 22 Capital of Norway (4)