QUIZWORD CLUES

ACROSS

1 See 14 Across 8 The —, 1797 novel by Mrs Ann Radcliffe subtitled The Confessional of the Black Penitents (7) 9 Augustus —, London-born artist and traveller attached to HMS Beagle from 1831-32 (5) 10 Organisation formed in 1961 to administer a common policy for the sale of petroleum (4) 11 Town in Greater Manchester on the River Irwell (4)

12 and 6 Down Actor who played Ronald Merrick in 1984 ITV drama series The Jewel in the Crown (3,6-5)

14 and 1 1906 novel by John Galsworthy (3,3,2,8) 15 Pseudonym of Herman Cyril McNeile, author of 1920 novel Bull-dog Drummond (6) 18 The —, 1950 drama starring Marlon Brando and Teresa Wright (3) 20 Eldest of the three sons of Noah in the Old Testament (4) 21 Island in central Hawaii whose chief town is Honolulu (4) 23 English royal house that ruled from 1485 to 1603 (5) 24 University city in central Texas, US, associated with the agriculture and petroleum industries (7) 25 1990 thriller starring Kiefer Sutherland and Julia Roberts (10)

DOWN

1 Perch-shaped fish of a dark olive green colour (7) 2 Classic ballet practice posture with back erect and knees bent (4) 3 Track cycling competition consisting of six events (6) 4 2006 novel by Philip Roth (8) 5 One of a special pack of cards used for fortune-telling (5) 6 See 12 Across

7 2001 Grand National winner ridden by Richard Guest (3,8) 13 Ancient tongue; one of the official languages of India (8) 16 1977 novel by Don DeLillo (7) 17 1885 novel by Guy de Maupassant (3-3) 19 Rafael —, 2008 Wimbledon singles tennis championship winner (5) 22 Small Asian citrus tree with greenish oval edible fruits (4)

Solutions in tomorrow’s Daily Mirror