QUIZWORD CLUES

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Andrew —, author of the novels Reckless and One Mile Under (5) Josiah —, 18th-century founder of a pottery factory in Stoke (5) Joe —, author of stage plays What the Butler Saw and Entertaining Mr Sloane (5) Prosper —, French author of 1845 novel Carmen (7) Great hall of Odin in Norse mythology where warriors who died in battle as heroes dwell eternally (8) Gerry —, co-founder and first leader of the SDLP in Northern Ireland in 1970 (4) Federal Territory of Malaysia whose capital is Victoria (6) Heading or initial letter in a manuscript printed or painted in red ink (6) and 26 US television comedy-drama series that starred America Ferrera in the title role (4,5) Name by which American serial killer David Berkowitz is known (3,2,3) Peter —, Best Actor in a Supporting Role Oscar-winner for Topkapi (7) Yellowish-brown hard translucent fossil resin used for jewellery (5) Medium-sized wading bird with a long straight bill (5) 26 See 19 Across 1 4 10

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Carnivorous mammal of Africa and Asia also called a honey badger (5) Resin obtained from a tree of NW Africa whose hard dark wood is used for decorative work (8) Flesh of a pig used as food (4) William —, English navigator and pirate who died in 1715 (7) Genus of twining plants with trumpet-shaped flowers that includes the lesser bindweed (11) F1 motor racing circuit that hosted the San Marino GP between 1981-2006 (5) English name for the standard monetary unit of Germany replaced by the Euro in 2002 (11) One-act stage play by Tennessee Williams first produced in New York in 1947 (4-2-2) Town on the Black Country Route in the West Midlands south-east of Wolverhampton (7) Dry white wine from the Veneto region of Italy (5) Shoe made from a single block of wood (5) 22 Simple card game (4) 2 3 5 6 7 8 9 14 16 18 21