Mirror Quiz Crossword Answers May 29 2017

Clue	Solution
Mark —, US author of 1881 novel The Prince and the Pauper	TWAIN
Town in Xinjiang, China, north of the Kunlun Mountains; an early centre of Buddhism	HOTAN
Capital of Uri, Switzerland, housing a statue of William Tell	ALTDORF
Region of E France famous for its wines	BURGUNDY
A —, Yorkshire cricketer; 2014 PCA Player of the Year	LYTH
Act of knocking down all the pins with the first ball of a frame in ten-pin bowling	STRIKE
Georges —, French statesman and revolutionary guillotined in 1794	DANTON
The —, 2008 novel by Will Self	BUTT
Greek philosopher who died in 399 BC	SOCRATES
Machine-readable data storage system co-developed by Bernard Silver and N J Woodland	BARCODE
— Spruce, evergreen tree named after a former capital of the Department of Alaska and District of Alaska	SITKA
Howard —, Best Director Oscar nominee for Sergeant York	HAWKS
US state; capital Frankfort	KENTUCKY
SI unit of power	WATT
Line on a map connecting places having equal rainfall	ISOHYET
2017 animated film comedy starring the voice talent of Alec Baldwin in the title role	THEBOSSBABY
John —, Governor of Victoria, Australia, from 2001-06; second man to run a sub-four minute mile	LANDY
Central Asian republic; capital Kabul	AFGHANISTAN
Amelie —, winner of the 2006 Australian Open and Wimbledon singles tennis championships	MAURESMO
City and spa resort on North Island, New Zealand, noted for its geothermal activity	ROTORUA
Billy —, retired seaman who dies of a heart attack in 1883 Robert Louis Stevenson novel Treasure Island	BONES
Tax of one tenth of annual produce or earnings formerly taken in support of the Church	TITHE