QUIZWORD CLUES

ACROSS

6 Horse that won the Hennessy Cognac Gold Cup at Leopardstown a record four times between 1999 and 2004 (7,5) 8 Market town in Hampshire north-west of Winchester (7) 9 Cary —, Best Actor in a Leading Role Oscar nominee for Penny Serenade (5) 10 James M —, author of novels Serenade and Mildred Pierce (4) 12 Giovanni Battista —, 19th-century Italian astronomer who pioneered the spectroscopy of comets (6) 14 Juan —, president of Argentina from 1946-55 (5) 15 Name of the chief Spanish airline (6) 16 The —, 2008 novel by Stephenie Meyer (4) 19 River that flows to the Atlantic at Lisbon, Portugal (5) 21 Genus of cacti that includes the prickly pear (7) 22 Bicycle road race first won in 1903 by Maurice Garin (4,2,6)

DOWN

1 1970 novel by Wilbur Smith whose central character is Rod Ironsides (4,4) 2 River rising in the Carnic Alps in NE Italy that flows past Belluno to the Gulf of Venice (5) 3 Alfred —, author of 1896 stage play Ubu Roi (5) 4 Henri —, French philosopher; winner of the 1927 Nobel Prize in Literature (7) 5 Large mammal also known as a killer whale (4) 6 Dario —, British winner of the Indianapolis 500 motor car race in 2007, 2010 and 2012 (10) 7 1993 Carl Hiaasen novel featuring the character Erin Grant (5,5) 11 Jonathan —, 2015 Superbike World Championship winner (3) 12 Character voiced by Roy Atwell in 1937 animated film Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (3) 13 Giacomo —, winner of the 500cc motorcycling world championship from 1966-72 (8) 14 Currency of French Indochina between 1885 and 1952 (7) 17 Medium-sized smooth-haired breed of dog with a short nose and a docked tail (5) 18 Tim —, 2005 Tony Award Best Actor in a Musical nominee for his role as King Arthur in Spamalot (5) 20 2011 film comedy starring Seann William Scott and Jay Baruchel (4)