QUIZWORD CLUES
ACROSS
3 Creole dish made of shrimps, ham, rice and onions (9) 8 The —, 2000 comedy-drama film starring Sam Neill and Billy Mitchell (4)
9 and 23 2001 adventure film starring Heath Ledger and Mark Addy (1,7,4) 10 — Islands, group in Greece including Corfu, Zante and Ithaca (6) 13 In mathematics, an angle of less than 90 degrees (5) 14 Stephen —, magician and television presenter whose credits include Go for It and Catchphrase (7) 15 Roman goddess of peace (3) 16 Dutch winners of the 1975 Eurovision Song Contest with Ding-a-dong (5-2) 17 Airy spirit in William Shakespeare play The Tempest (5) 21 Petty constable in William Shakespeare play Much Ado About Nothing (6) 22 Monica —, former White House intern associated with the impeachment of President Bill Clinton (8) 23 See 9 Across 24 Edward —, English artist associated with Vorticism whose works include 1919 oil Dazzle-ships in Drydock at Liverpool (9)
DOWN
1 — Islands, group in the Bismarck Archipelago in the South Pacific Ocean also known as the Manus Islands (9)
2 and 14 Down 1963 novel by J P Donleavy (1,8,3) 4 City in S Turkey on the Seyhan River east of Tarsus (5) 5 Customs union implemented by Belgium, Luxembourg and the Netherlands in 1948 (7) 6 Racing toboggan on which riders lie supine (4) 7 Legendary creature also called an abominable snowman (4) 11 Name by which St Petersburg, Russia was known from 1924-91 (9) 12 The —, 1884 novel by George Gissing featuring the characters Osmond Waymark and Julian Casti (9) 14 See 2 Down 15 Pablo —, Spanish artist whose paintings include 1907’s Les Demoiselles d’Avignon (7) 18 Daniil —, Russian F1 driver at Scuderia Toro Rosso in 2017 (5) 19 Sixth letter in the Greek alphabet (4) 20 Balazs —, 1996 Olympic hammer gold medallist (4)