QUIZWORD CLUES

ACROSS

1 1946 Mervyn Peake novel; first in the Gormenghast trilogy (5,5) 8 Capital of Libya (7) 9 See 22 Down

10 God of love in Greek mythology (4) 11 Lou —, rugby union lock; 2012 Wales Test debutant against Scotland (4) 12 River of North Yorkshire that flows to the Swale to form the Ouse (3) 14 Isabella —, cook whose Book of Household Management was first published in 1861 (6) 15 Annette —, Best Actress in a Leading Role Oscar nominee for American Beauty (6) 18 Spirit made from sugar cane (3) 20 The —, 1996 action film starring Sean Connery and Nicolas Cage (4) 21 Elinor —, author of novels Three Weeks and The Price of Things (4) 23 Wading bird similar to the heron (5) 24 Frank —, 1951 Tony Award for Best Musical winner for Guys and Dolls (7) 25 Actress-singer who played Natalie Connors in 2003 adventure film Agent Cody Banks (6,4)

DOWN

1 Musical interval consisting of three whole tones whose use was prohibited in medieval times (7) 2 God of thunder in Norse mythology (4) 3 Seaside resort in Cornwall housing a branch of the Tate Gallery (2,4) 4 Mammal with large branched antlers that inhabits arctic regions (8) 5 Elfenesh —, winner of the 2003 Tokyo International Women’s Marathon (5) 6 Mary —, Best Actress in a Supporting Role Oscar winner for Melvin and Howard (11) 7 Sinclair Lewis novel first published in 1927 (5,6) 13 Alex —, 1998 and 2001 French Open men’s singles tennis championship runner-up (8)

16 and 17 Island group southwest of Cornwall that includes St Mary’s and Tresco (5,2,6) 17 See 16 Down 19 Tree native to Western Australia whose wood is used for furniture making (5) 22 and 9 Across 1928 novel by P C Wren (4,5)