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Quizword & Crossword

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QUIZWORD CLUES

ACROSS

1 Peter —, author of the stage works The Investigat­ion and Marat/Sade (5) 4 City and resort in SE Florida, US (5) 10 Long-legged doglike mammal of S Asia and Africa (5) 11 Diocese of the Pope in the Vatican (4,3) 12 Team sport originatin­g in the US whose playing field is known as a diamond (8) 13 — gun, light 9 mm sub-machine-gun formerly used in the British Army (4) 15 1973, 1974 and 1977 Grand National-winning horse (3,3) 17 Friedrich de la Motte —, author of 1811 novella Undine (6) 19 1816 novel by Jane Austen (4) 20 Green and yellow woodland bird with a black head (5,3) 23 2003 Rugby World Cup winners (7) 24 Richard —, 1972 Olympic individual eventing gold medallist (5) 25 Jane —, actress who played Jane Seymour in 1972 film drama Henry VIII and His Six Wives (5) 26 City in S Turkey on the Seyhan River east of Tarsus (5)

DOWN

2 Father of Hermia in the William Shakespear­e play A Midsummer Night’s Dream (5) 3 and 21 1932 novel by Graham Greene (8,5) 5 Eric —, Monty Python member who wrote the book of Broadway musical Spamalot (4) 6 and 14 Pakistan Test cricketer who hit 201 against New Zealand at Dunedin in 1973 (7,8) 7 and 18 Comic opera by Bedrich Smetana premiered in Prague in 1866 (3,8,5) 8 South American republic whose capital is Santiago (5) 9 Actor who played Sgt Harry G Wells in 2002 horror film Dog Soldiers (4,7) 14 See 6 Down 16 US television drama series starring Glenn Close and Rose Byrne (7) 18 See 7 Down 21 See 3 Down 22 The —, 1997 film thriller starring Michael Douglas and Sean Penn (4)

CROSSWORD CLUES

ACROSS

1 Untrue (5) 4 Lukewarm (5) 10 Dark wood (5) 11 Bring to maturity (7) 12 Conclusion­s from an investigat­ion (8) 13 Horse’s gait (4) 15 Slim and delicate (6) 17 Interfere (6) 19 Unsightly (4) 20 Place where ships are built (8) 23 Carve on a surface (7) 24 Garret (5) 25 Shallow round dish (5) 26 French undergroun­d (5)

DOWN

2 Oak tree’s fruit (5) 3 Window in a roof or ceiling (8) 5 Jealousy (4) 6 Badly brought up (3-4) 7 Confident of one’s own worth (4-7) 8 Proverb (5) 9 Pudding type (7,4) 14 Jewellery item (8) 16 Unlawful (7) 18 Pugilist (5) 21 Following in time (5) 22 Desire (4)

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