Quiz Crossword

ACROSS

1 Largest island in the Svalbard archipelago (11) 9 Industrial city in the E. Czech Republic in the chief coalmining area of the country (7) 10 1999 Kevin Smith film starring Ben Affleck and Matt Damon (5) 11 Latin American dance of three steps and a kick to each bar (5) 12 Noureddine, 1996 Olympic men’s 1500m champion (7) 13 Island in Malaysia off the NW coast of Borneo whose chief town is Victoria (6) 15 Shirley, 1982 Commonwealth women’s 100m hurdles champion (6) 18 1961 stage play by Max Frisch (7) 20 Wading bird similar to the heron (5) 22 The goddesses of the seasons in Greek mythology (5) 23 Marine bivalve having a fluted fan-shaped tail (7) 24 2002 novel by Anthony Horowitz (8,3)

DOWN

2 Vladimir, President of Russia elected in 2000 (5) 3 Greenish-grey reptile of the family Sphenodontidae that occurs only on certain small islands of New Zealand (7) 4 Johannes, German composer of the 1881 choral work Nänie (6) 5 Method of detecting the position of aircraft using radio pulses (5) 6 Spanish painter born in Crete in 1541 (2,5) 7 IBF and WBO Super Middleweight champion from 2006 (3,8) 8 1979 stage play by Alan Ayckbourn (6,5) 14 Actress whose roles include Jenny Hanley in the film 10 (2,5) 16 Rose, author of the 2003 novel The Colour (7) 17 Low smooth-haired breed of hound with long ears (6) 19 Mercedes, Best Supporting Actress Oscar winner for The Fisher King (5) 21 Rainer Maria, Prague-born poet who died in 1926 (5)

YESTERDAY’S SOLUTION

Across: - 1 Orange Tip. 8 Hog. 9 Adrian Henri. 11 Robsart. 12 Seine. 13 Borage. 15 Dragon. 17 Nepal. 18 Ullmann. 20 A Perfect Spy. 22 Ear. 23 Tangerine.

Down: - 2 Red. 3 Guava. 4 Tahiti. 5 Panesar. 6 Philip Glass. 7 Agamemnon. 10 Robert Peary. 11 Rob Andrew. 14 Gilbert. 16 Puffin. 19 Lecce. 21 Pan.