QUIZWORD CLUES

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Name of the first dog in space (5) and 24 1916 Arnold Bennett novel in The Clayhanger Family series (5,5) Tree or large shrub with rounded leaves and edible brown nuts (5) Antonio —, Italian composer of operas Falstaff and Tarare (7) Liz —, national poet of Scotland from 2011-16 (8) Airline; flag carrier of Israel (2,2) 1987 Stephen King novel featuring the character Paul Sheldon (6) See 7 Down 1941 Agatha Christie novel featuring Tommy and Tuppence Beresford (1,2,1) European republic; capital Sofia (8) Genus of plants to which love-in-a-mist belongs (7) 24 See 4 Across 25 Felix —, founder of a school of fine art in London in 1871 (5) Unit of quantity equal to 12 dozen (5) 1 4 26

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In World War I, a soldier serving with the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps (5) — Desert, arid plateau of South Africa, Namibia and Botswana (8) The —, 2001 film thriller starring Thora Birch and Desmond Harrington (4) 7 8 9

14 16 18 21 22 Yellowish resin secreted by the lac insect used in the manufacture of gramophone records (7) and 17 Across Charles Gounod opera premiered in 1860 based on a mythological tale of an old married couple (8,3,6) Town in Skane, Sweden, associated with fictional detective Kurt Wallander (5) Spa town in Savoie, France, noted for its hot sulphur springs (3-3-5) See 21 Down