Mirror Quiz Crossword Answers August 27 2017

Clue	Solution
1976 novel by Robert B Parker	PROMISEDLAND
Jean-Baptiste —, French sculptor whose works include 1744 marble Mercury Attaching his Wings	PIGALLE
— Peninsula, area of land in South Australia between Spencer Gulf and Gulf St Vincent	YORKE
Cesar —, Swiss hotelier who died in 1918	RITZ
County in England whose administrative centre is Dorchester	DORSET
Richard —, radio and television presenter whose credits include Blue Peter and The Big Breakfast	BACON
US state; capital Salem	OREGON
Period of forty weekdays from Ash Wednesday to Holy Saturday in the Christian Church	LENT
2002 sci-fi film starring Mel Gibson and Joaquin Phoenix	SIGNS
2007 film thriller starring George Clooney in the title role	MICHAEL
Claude Joseph —, composer of French national anthem La Marseillaise	ROUGETDE
— Castle, Kent home of Anne Boleyn before her marriage to Henry VIII	HEVER
Railway that ran the Flying Scotsman service from King’s Cross to Edinburgh (inits)	LNER
1988 film drama starring Charlotte Burke based on 1958 Catherine Storr novel Marianne Dreams	PAPERHOUSE
Discontinued Olympic men’s event first won at the 1906 Intercalated Games by Hjalmar Mellander	PENTATHLON
God of fields, woods, shepherds and flocks in Greek mythology	PAN
1975 crime film for which Chris Sarandon was a Best Actor in a Supporting Role Oscar nominee	DOG
Thomas —, furniture maker who authored The Cabinet-Maker and Upholsterer’s Drawing-Book	SHERATON
Village in Kent after which a type of institution for young offenders was named	BORSTAL
Jimmy —, actor who played Agent John Travis in 2000 film thriller Bless the Child	SMITS
Capital of Ghana	ACCRA
Pacific island; capital Hagatna	GUAM