Quiz Crossword

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1 1996 Cameron Crowe film starring Tom Cruise in the title role (5,7) 7 Tree or shrub whose wood is used for furniture and flooring (5) 8 Acoustic guitar having a metal resonator built into the body (5) 9 The ridge at the upper end of the fingerboard of a violin (3) 10 JK, economist who authored the book The New Industrial State (9) 11 Opera by Verdi produced in Milan in 1887 (6) 12 Very large New World bird such as the Andean …, Vultur gryphus (6) 15 “The … …”, 1912 Sir Arthur Conan Doyle novel that introduced the character Professor Challenger (4,5) 17 Tall annual grass having soft bluish-green leaves (3) 18 Annabel, British tennis player who was 1984 Girls’ Singles title winner at the Wimbledon International Junior Championships (5) 19 and 3 Down Best Supporting Actor Oscar nominee for Do the Right Thing (5,6) 21 One-act opera by Puccini set in a convent (4,8)

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1 1947 Robert Rossen film noir starring Dick Powell in the title role (6,6) 2 Group of four islands in the Caroline Islands of the Pacific which were an important Japanese naval base in World War II (3) 3 See 19 Across 4 DL, England Test cricketer who took 7-50 against Australia at Kennington Oval in 1968 (9) 5 In Judaism, the minister of a synagogue (5) 6 1979 winner of the Nobel Peace Prize (6,6) 7 In Christianity, a tall pointed cleft cap worn by a bishop (5) 10 Barry, US politician who received the Republican nomination for President in 1964 (9) 13 A … hat is the US name for a bowler hat (5) 14 John, English poet who authored the 1677 drama All for Love (6) 16 Rich Japanese sauce made from soy beans naturally fermented with wheat or barley (5) 20 Collective noun for a flock of pheasants (3)