Quiz Crossword

ACROSS

1 Victor, author of the novel The Hunchback of Notre Dame (4) 3 Cleopatra’s chief waiting woman in Shakespeare’s play Antony and Cleopatra (8) 9 Paul, Paris-born painter whose works include Faa Iheihe (7) 10, and 2 Down Toronto-born classical pianist who died in 1982 (5,5) 11 French author of the 1933 novel La Condition humaine (5,7) 13 Louisa M, author of the novel Little Women (6) 15 The … gland is a pea-sized organ in the brain that secretes melatonin into the bloodstream (6) 17 “The … …”, 1988 novel by Robert Ludlum (6,6) 20 Forename adopted by the comedian Arthur Marx (5) 21 Indiana is known as the … State (7) 22 Prince of Arragon in Shakespeare’s play Much Ado About Nothing (3,5) 23 Port on the River Danube which is capital of Upper Austria (4)

DOWN

1 New Year’s Eve in Scotland (8) 2 See 10 Across 4 Tim, player defeated by Lleyton Hewitt in the semi-finals of the 2002 Wimbledon men’s singles tennis tournament (6) 5 1984 and 1988 Olympic men’s 110m hurdles champion (5,7) 6 Singer-actor whose film roles include SSG Chief Elgin in 1999’s Three Kings (3,4) 7 1880 novel by Émile Zola (4) 8 English poet whose works include The Old Vicarage, Grantchester (6,6) 12 Island in San Francisco Bay which was a federal prison until 1963 (8) 14 Jacqueline, Florida-born aviatrix who in 1953 became the first woman to break the sound barrier (7) 16 MC, Dutch graphic artist noted for his drawings of impossible figures (6)