QUIZWORD CLUES

ACROSS 6 2014 sci-film starring Matthew Mcconaughey and Anne Hathaway (12) 8 Ancient Greek galley with three banks of oars on each side (7)

9 and 3 Down 2013 action film starring Henry Cavill as Clark Kent (3,2,5) 10 Back of the neck (4) 12 Town in Saxony-anhalt, Germany, at the confluence of the Elbe and Mulde Rivers (6) 14 Alcoholic drink made from fermented apple juice (5) 15 University city in SW Nigeria (6) 16 Jethro —, English agriculturist who invented the seed drill (4) 19 Daughter of Tantalus in Greek mythology turned into a rock on Mount Sipylus (5) 21 Vyacheslav —, Soviet political leader after whom the — cocktail bomb, is named (7)

22 and 7 Down 1946 film drama starring Myrna Loy and Fredric March; 1947 Best Picture Oscar winner (3,4,5,2,3,5) DOWN 1 Federal republic in NE Africa; capital Addis Ababa (8)

2 and 6 Down 1999 film drama starring Ryan Phillippe and Sarah Michelle Gellar (5,10) 3 See 9 Across 4 Franz —, 1976 Olympic downhill skiing gold medallist (7) 5 Chessman of the lowest theoretical value (4)

6 See 2 Down 7 See 22 Across 11 Metallic element; symbol Sn (3) 12 Susan —, actress who played Laurie Partridge in 1970s US television series The Partridge Family (3) 13 The —, 1980 actioncomedy film starring Peter O’toole and Steve Railsback (5,3) 14 Robert —, leader of the 1605 Gunpowder Plot (7) 17 Fast powerful overhead stroke in tennis (5) 18 Ray —, US golfer; 1976 Masters Tournament winner (5) 20 Mark on the floor behind which a darts player must stand to throw (4)

Solutions in next week’s Sunday Mirror