QUIZWORD CLUES

ACROSS

3 George —, Secretary General of NATO from 1999-2003 (9) 8 Singer-actor who played T-saint in 1995 action film Tank Girl (3-1) 9 2015 action film starring Owen Wilson and Lake Bell (2,6) 10 and 5 Down 2009 biopic starring Johnny Depp as John Dillinger (6,7) 13 John —, English liberal philosopher whose works include 1693’s Some Thoughts Concerning Education (5) 14 River of N Argentina forming part of the border with Bolivia (7) 15 1981 film comedy starring Susan Anspach and Howie Mandel (3) 16 Port in Essex on the north bank of the River Thames (7) 17 Sid —, rugby union scrum-half; 1967 New Zealand Test debutant against Australia (5) 21 Robert —, Archbishop of Canterbury from 1980-91 (6) 22 Wife of Odysseus in Greek mythology (8) 23 Eve —, actress who portrayed Wallis Simpson in 2010 biopic The King’s Speech (4) 24 Klaus Maria —, Best Actor in a Supporting Role Oscar nominee for Out of Africa (9)

DOWN

1 Queen of the Amazons betrothed to Theseus in William Shakespeare play A Midsummer Night’s Dream (9) 2 Island of the Outer Hebrides, Scotland, between North Uist and South Uist (9) 4 Large cat also called a snow leopard (5) 5 See 10 Across 6 In Mexican cookery, a tortilla folded into a roll with a filling and fried (4) 7 Organisation also called the Joint State Political Directorate that formed the Soviet secret police from 1923-34 (inits) 11 2005 film comedy starring Nicole Kidman and Will Ferrell (9) 12 Nick —, English golfer; 2009 BMW International Open tournament winner (9) 14 Michael —, director of films Bad Boys, Armageddon and Transformers (3) 15 Baked and sweetened breakfast cereal similar to muesli (7) 18 Musical note value also known as a double whole note (5) 19 Peter —, director of films Fearless and The Truman Show (4) 20 Laura —, Best Actress in a Leading Role Oscar nominee for Rambling Rose (4)