Across
1
Richard Hannay novel (1916) from John Buchan, sequel to The Thirty-Nine Steps
(11)
9
Vigilant, always watchful (7)
10
Russian country villa, maybe in the 20 (5)
11
Directs one's attention on something: tiny openings in the skin (5)
12
Beach area of Rio de Janeiro (7)
18
Composer of the opera The Barber of Seville
(7)
20
Russian mountains separating Europe from Asia (5)
22
Parts of speech – proper, collective, verbal, etc (5)
24
Training technique, acting out a particular part (11)
Down
2
In geometry, a problem based on a theorem (5)
3
American writer and leading exponent of transcendentalism (1803-1882) (7)
4
In golf, the historic predecessor of a five iron (6)
5
----- Comaneci, Romanian-born gymnast (5)
7
Fetter expediently (4,2,5)
8
Mixture of spices – coriander, cumin, cloves, cinnamon, chillies, etc – used in Indian dishes (5,6)
14
Roman battle formation with shields linked as one (7)
17
Alexandre Gustave ------, French engineer (1832-1923) (6)