QUIZWORD CLUES

ACROSS

3 and 13 1946 biopic starring Larry Parks in the title role (3,6,5) 8 Angela —, author of novels Land Girls and Of Love and Slaughter (4)

9 and 4 Down 1984 volume of short stories by Edna O’Brien (1,7,5) 10 MC —, Dutch graphic artist whose works include 1928 woodcut Tower of Babel (6) 13 See 3 Across 14 Yukio —, author of 1963 novel The Sailor Who Fell from Grace with the Sea (7) 15 In golf, an estimated standard score for a hole that a good player should make (3) 16 Number represented as one followed by six zeros (7) 17 See 22 Across 21 Japanese system of self-defence similar to judo (6)

22 and 17 1962 volume of short stories by Kingsley Amis (2,6,5) 23 Elisabeth —, Best Actress in a Leading Role Oscar nominee for Leaving Las Vegas (4) 24 Capital of Cantabria, Spain (9)

DOWN

1 Golf match between a single player and two others, who play alternate strokes on the same ball (9) 2 Henry De Vere —, author of 1908 novel The Blue Lagoon (9) 4 See 9 Across 5 Winning rider of the opening race of the 2017 Moto3 season, the Qatar GP (4,3) 6 Edward —, 19th-century English humorist noted for nonsense poems such as The Jumblies (4) 7 Roman poet whose works include Ars Amatoria (4) 11 1952 film drama starring, directed and written by Charles Chaplin (9) 12 1998 novel by Jenny Siler (4,5) 14 Isle of —, island in the Irish Sea between Cumbria and Northern Ireland (3) 15 The —, 1997 action film directed by and starring Kevin Costner (7) 18 Billiards stroke in which the cue ball swerves around a ball to obstruct a clear shot on the object ball (5) 19 Mountainous region in Greek mythology where Dionysus was raised (4) 20 Unit of speed; one nautical mile per hour (4)