QUIZWORD CLUES

ACROSS

6 2009 novel by Peter James (4,8) 8 See 9 Across 9 and 8 Strait between South America and the South Shetland Islands connecting the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans (5,7) 10 — Republic, federal subject of Russia whose capital is Kyzyl (4) 12 See 22 Across 14 Georg Wilhelm Friedrich —, German idealist philosopher who died in 1831 (5) 15 and 17 Down

Television and stage performer whose books include Tricks of the Mind and Confessions of a Conjuror (6,5) 16 Large brown seaweed whose ash is a source of iodine (4) 19 The —, region of SE England between the North Downs and the South Downs (5) 21 Brazil footballer who won his 100th cap against Colombia in 2017 (7) 22 and 12 Across

1978 short story collection by Ian McEwan (2,7,3,6)

DOWN

1 Eight-day Jewish festival commemorating the sparing of the Israelites in Egypt (8) 2 Jack —, Home Secretary from 1997-2001 (5) 3 Yellowish-brown hard translucent fossil resin used for jewellery (5) 4 Johnny —, WBA Bantamweight champion from 2002-04 (7) 5 Alberto —, 1984 Olympic 10,000m gold medallist (4) 6 Title character in a 1960s US television cartoon series whose supporting cast included Muskie Muskrat and Vincent van Gopher (6,4) 7 Daughter of Zeus and Demeter in Greek mythology whose Roman equivalent was Proserpina (10) 11 Monetary unit of Malaysia; one-hundredth of a ringgit (3) 12 Series of games in a tennis match (3) 13 1988 science fiction novel by Greg Bear (8) 14 DW —, England Test cricketer who took 6-60 against Australia at Melbourne in 1998 (7) 17 See 15 Across 18 Graeme —, cyclist whose 2003 autobiography is entitled Flying Scotsman (5) 20 River that flows through Florence, Italy (4)