Quiz Crossword

ACROSS

1 Scout also called Hawkeye in stories by James Fenimore Cooper (5,6) 9 and 8 Down “The …… … …”, Terence Fisher film featuring Oliver Reed as Leon Corledo (5,2,3,8) 10 Unit of geological time during which a rock series is deposited (5) 11 Willy, character played by Johnny Depp in the film Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (5) 12 “The …”, 1915 novel by DH Lawrence (7) 13 and 17 Down First Lady of the Philippines 1965-86 (6,6) 15 MC, Dutch graphic artist noted for his drawings of impossible figures (6) 18 Genus of plants of southern Africa having white, yellow or pink tubular flowers (7) 20 Constable in the Shakespeare play Measure for Measure (5) 22 Charles, author of the novel The Cloister and the Hearth (5) 23 “The …”, 1937 novel by AJ Cronin (7) 24 Secretary to Perry Mason in stories by Erle Stanley Gardner (5,6)

DOWN

2 US city known in the early 20th Century as the “rubber capital of the world”(5) 3 1911 novel by Arnold Bennett subtitled A Story Of Adventure In The Five Towns (3,4) 4 A … gun is a 40 mm automatic anti-aircraft weapon designed in Sweden (6) 5 Thabo, successor to Nelson Mandela as President of South Africa (5) 6 The Lord-High-Everything-Else in the Gilbert and Sullivan operetta The Mikado (4-3) 7 City in Bavaria, Germany that was the centre of the German ball-bearing industry in World War II (11) 8 See 9 Across 14 Dame Edna, comedy creation of Barry Humphries (7) 16 Herald in Greek mythology who died after Hermes beat him in a shouting contest (7) 17 See 13 Across 19 Peter, 1964 Olympic men’s 1500m champion (5) 21 Donald, 1937 Wimbledon men’s singles tennis champion (5)

YESTERDAY’S SOLUTION

Across: - 1 Cattleya. 5 Zinc. 9 Rape. 10 Botswana. 11 Sheen. 12 Narwhal. 13 England Made Me. 18 Acapulco. 19 Side. 20 Littler. 21 Hirst. 22 Soya. 23 Rosalind. Down: - 2 Aga Khan. 3 The Bell. 4 Yvonne De Carlo. 6 Ivanhoe. 7 Charlie. 8 Istria. 13 Étaples. 14 Grantly. 15 Aquila. 16 De Stijl. 17 Madison.