Quiz Crossword

ACROSS

1 Youngest son of Ge and Tartarus in Greek mythology at whom Zeus threw Mount Etna, which crushed him (6) 4 Short stout straight-edged knife used in Malaysia and Indonesia as a weapon and a tool (6) 9 The law granting religious and civil liberties to the French Protestants effected by Henry IV of France in 1598 (5,2,6) 10 University town in central Texas associated with the oil refining industry (7) 11 John Huston film musical starring Aileen Quinn in the title role (5) 12 1982 novel by James A Michener (5) 14 See 8 Down 18 Primulaceous plant having small drooping pale yellow flowers (5) 19 Creature, Felis silvestris, regarded as the ancestor of the domestic cat (7) 21 Pretender to the throne of England crowned in Dublin as Edward VI (7,6) 22 Gary, Best Actor in a Supporting Role Oscar nominee for Forrest Gump (6) 23 University city in SW Iran (6)

DOWN

1, 3 and 15 1898 novel by HG Wells (3,3,2,3,6) 2 Author of the literary trilogy His Dark Materials (6,7) 3 See 1 Down 5 A member of a North American Indian people of the Plains now living chiefly in Oklahoma and Wyoming (7) 6 Composer whose works include 1874’s ‘Romantic’ Symphony No 4 in E flat major (5,8) 7 Biblical region east of the Nile delta inhabited by Jacob and his descendants until the Exodus (6) 8 and 14 Across Martin Scorsese film comedy starring Griffin Dunne (5,5) 13 King of Ethiopia and father of Andromeda in Greek mythology (7) 15 See 1 Down 16 European finch, Acanthis flavirostris, having a brown streaked plumage (5) 17 Eric, actor whose film roles include Lawrence Selden in 2000’s The House of Mirth (6) 20 Mike, director of the films Career Girls and Life is Sweet (5)