QUIZWORD CLUES

ACROSS

3 Alcide —, prime minister of Italy from 1945-53 (2,7) 8 Diana —, Best Actress in a Leading Role Oscar nominee for Lady Sings the Blues (4) 9 and 15 1998 novel by David Storey (1,7,3) 10 Capital of Vosges department, E France (6) 13 Jeremy —, Best Actor in a Leading Role Oscar winner for Reversal of Fortune (5) 14 British subsonic military jet plane capable of vertical take-off and landing (7) 15 See 9 Across 16 John —, author of novels The Broker and The Brethren (7) 17 Airport town in Bedfordshire (5) 21 M C —, Dutch graphic artist whose works include 1928 woodcut Tower of Babel (6) 22 2000 novel by Andy Mcnab (8) 23 Small metal bar set across the fingerboard of a guitar (4) 24 Character first voiced by Mel Blanc in 1937 cartoon Porky’s Duck Hunt (5,4)

DOWN

1 Gordon —, West Indies Test cricketer who hit 214 not out against England at Lord’s in 1984 (9) 2 Alec —, Turkey-born car designer who developed the Mini in 1959 (9) 4 Derbyshire village renowned as the southern starting point of the Pennine Way (5) 5 Old Iranian language used today as the liturgical language of the Zoroastrian faith (7) 6 Pseudonym of 19th-century illustrator Hablot Knight Browne (4) 7 Stanley —, FIFA president from 1961-74 (4) 11 Ceremonial county of England whose administrative headquarters is in Trowbridge (9) 12 Gyles —, broadcaster and writer; Conservative MP for the City of Chester from 1992-97 (9) 14 Son of Noah and father of Canaan in the Old Testament (3) 15 Bill —, actor-comedian who starred in ITV sitcoms Oh No, It’s Selwyn Froggitt! and The Gaffer (7) 18 The —, 1997 horror film starring Penelope Ann Miller and Tom Sizemore (5) 19 University city in Tuscany housing a famous leaning tower (4) 20 Flesh of a cow when killed for food (4)