Quiz Crossword

ACROSS

6 John James, US naturalist and artist noted for his paintings of birds (7) 7 Erich, author of the novel Love Story (5) 9 and 16 Down Best Actress in a Supporting Role Oscar nominee for Mildred Pierce (3,5) 10 Jon Amiel film starring Richard Gere and Jodie Foster (9) 12 1861 satirical novel by Thomas Love Peacock whose central character is Mr. Falconer (5,6) 15 and 17 TS Eliot play first performed in 1935 (6,2,3,9) 17 See 15 19 Monetary unit worth one hundredth of a Swedish krona (3) 21 Old Testament character who was the father of Leah and Rachel (5) 22 John, director of the films The Great Escape and The Magnificent Seven (7)

DOWN

1 and 13 City in NE Mexico across the Rio Grande from Laredo, Texas (5,6) 2 and 11 Cousin and lover of Jude Fawley in the Thomas Hardy novel Jude The Obscure (3,9) 3 West African republic whose capital is Lomé (4) 4 The armed forces of Nazi Germany from 1935-45 (9) 5 Any of various cultivated varieties of the cruciferous plant Brassica oleracea capitata (7) 8 Heroine of the Shakespeare play Cymbeline (6) 11 See 2 13 See 1 14 Orange-flavoured liqueur originally made in the Caribbean (7) 16 See 9 Across 18 Town in NW Italy famous for its sparkling wine (4) 20 Score worth five points in rugby union resulting from the grounding of the ball in the opponents’ In-goal (3)

YESTERDAY’S SOLUTION

Across: - 7 Chain Reaction. 8 Tom Thumb. 9 Azov. 10 Stella. 12 Dallas. 14 Nesbit. 16 At Long. 18 Idun. 20 Last Love. 22 Yvette Mimieux.

Down: - 1 Throttle. 2 Pistol. 3 Urdu. 4 Cambodia. 5 St. Paul. 6 Tojo. 11 Antilles. 13 Aznavour. 15 Bonito. 17 Lillie. 19 Davy. 21 Ship.