QUIZWORD CLUES

ACROSS

1 1991 Martin Amis novel shortlisted for the Booker Prize (5,5) 8 Village in Boeotia, Ancient Greece; scene of a battle fought in July, 371 BC (7) 9 In Judaism, the scroll on which the Pentateuch is written (5) 10 James M —, author of novels Serenade and Mildred Pierce (4) 11 Standard monetary unit of Lesotho (4) 12 The —, 1977 thriller starring James Brolin and Kathleen Lloyd (3) 14 Jenson —, winner of the 2009 F1 World Drivers’ Championship (6) 15 Andrea —, Italian painter whose works include The Three Marys and Vision of St Romuald (6) 18 Venomous snake that reputedly caused the death of Cleopatra (3) 20 Jennifer —, actress who portrayed Myrtle Logue in 2010 biopic The King’s Speech (4) 21 — the Impaler, 15th-century prince of Wallachia (4) 23 1927 stage farce by Ben Travers (5) 24 Capital of Swaziland (7) 25 Home Secretary from 2010-16 (7,3)

DOWN

1 and 3 1986 novel by Carl Hiaasen (7,6) 2 Capital of Moselle department, France (4) 3 See 1 Down 4 Terence —, author of stage plays French Without Tears and Separate Tables (8) 5 Courtier in William Shakespeare play Hamlet (5) 6 1877 novel by Anna Sewell (5,6) 7 Andreas —, 2008 Olympic javelin gold medallist (11) 13 Erich —, head of state of East Germany from 1976-89 (8)

16 and 17 NHL ice hockey team that won the 1989 Stanley Cup Finals (7,6) 17 See 16 Down 19 Sylvia —, US poet whose volumes include The Colossus and Ariel (5) 22 Philipp —, Germany 2014 FIFA World Cup Final-winning captain (4)

Solutions in tomorrow’s Daily Mirror