QUIZWORD CLUES

ACROSS

3 and 16 1904 stage play by Anton Chekhov (3,6,7) 8 City in Nevada, US, noted as a gambling and divorce centre (4)

9 and 24 2008 novel by Peter James (4,4,9) 10 Susan —, London-born actress whose films include Straw Dogs and Mandingo (6) 13 French city; capital of the former duchy of Burgundy (5) 14 Type of mechanical musical instrument also called a player piano (7) 15 Sound made by a pigeon (3) 16 See 3 Across

17 2013 and 2014 Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe winner ridden by Thierry Jarnet (5) 21 — acid, colourless substance found in sour milk used in preservative E270 (6) 22 See 6 Down 23 Ancient city of Sumer whose rulers included the legendary Gilgamesh (4) 24 See 9 Across

DOWN

1 1947 Broadway musical by Lerner and Loewe named after a mysterious Scottish village (9) 2 1993 novel by Val McDermid (5,4) 4 Andy —, rugby union lock; 1977 New Zealand Test debutant against British & Irish Lions (5)

5 Brother of Isabella in William Shakespeare play Measure for Measure (7) 6 and 22 Across

Author of novels Frog Music, Room and Hood (4,8) 7 Mary —, 1966 Commonwealth long jump gold medallist (4) 11 1970 novel by Erich Segal (4,5) 12 2004 crime drama film starring Daniel Craig and Colm Meaney (5,4) 14 Collective noun for a small group of seals or whales (3) 15 Piece of needlework made by looping and intertwining thread with a hooked needle (7) 18 Wayne —, Plymouth-born dancer who joined the Royal Ballet Company in 1966 (5) 19 2013 novel by William Boyd (4) 20 Michael —, leader of the Labour Party from 1980-83 (4) Solutions in tomorrow’s Daily Mirror