QUIZWORD CLUES

ACROSS

1 Board game for two played with pieces moved according to throws of a dice (10) 8 Town in North Lanarkshire east of Glasgow (7) 9 Ken —, 1966 Commonwealth men’s 400 yards hurdles gold medallist (5) 10 Wild cat with grey-brown mottled fur, tufted ears and a short tail (4) 11 James —, Scottish author of 1824 novel The Private Memoirs and Confessions of a Justified Sinner (4) 12 Stephen —, Best Actor in a Leading Role Oscar nominee for The Crying Game (3) 14 Andrea —, Italian sculptor also known as Andrea da Pontedera (6) 15 1985 film comedy starring Chevy Chase in the title role (6) 18 Diving bird of northern oceans with a black and white plumage (3) 20 Marcelo —, 1998 Australian Open singles tennis championship runner-up (4) 21 Any of several small short-necked ducks often with bright plumage (4) 23 1973 stage play by Peter Shaffer (5) 24 Town in Surrey at the foot of the North Downs (7)

25 and 13 Down 1962 film drama starring Jack Lemmon and Lee Remick (4,2,4,3,5)

DOWN

1 — Sea, that part of the Arctic Ocean bounded by Norway, Russia, Franz Josef Land, Novaya Zemlya and Spitsbergen (7)

2 and 4 Herbaceous perennial plant native to the Mediterranean region with yellow flower heads (4,8) 3 Judy —, actress who portrayed Beryl Evans in 1971 biopic 10 Rillington Place (6) 4 See 2 Down 5 1991 film comedy starring Sylvester Stallone and Ornella Muti (5) 6 Metropolis-based newspaper in the Superman comic book series (5,6) 7 Variant of the card game poker in which each player starts with two cards only (5,6) 13 See 25 Across

16 2003 novel by Dean Koontz (3,4) 17 Brad —, Best Actor in a Supporting Role Oscar nominee for One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest (6) 19 Gene —, jazz drummer portrayed by Sal Mineo in a 1959 biopic (5) 22 Republic whose capital, Suva, is on the island of Viti Levu (4)