QUIZWORD

ACROSS 1 See 13 Down 7 and 21 2006 stage play by Yasmina Reza (3,2,7) 8 Michael —, actor whose played Chrissie Todd in BBC TV drama series Boys from the Blackstuff (7) 9 Spirit distilled from the fermented remains of grapes after pressing (6) 11 and 20 Down

1939 novel by Geoffrey Household (5,4) 13 Henry Scott —, English painter whose works include 1902’s Ruby, Gold and Malachite (4) 14 2005 action film starring Josh Lucas and Jessica Biel (7) 15 Italian motor manufacturing firm founded by Giovanni Agnelli (4) 16 Linda —, actress who played Simone Beck in 2009 film drama Julie & Julia (5) 17 Pier —, Sardiniaborn actress who played Anna Curtis in 1960 film drama The Angry Silence (6) 21 See 7 Across

22 In heraldry, the colour blue (5) 23 Jascha —, Vilniusborn violinist who debuted at Carnegie Hall, New York City in 1917 (7) DOWN

2 Author of novels The Country Girls and A Pagan Place (4,1’5) 3 London-born stand-up comedian; regular panellist on BBC TV show They Think It’s All Over from 1995-97 (3,5) 4 Jimmy —, singeractor who played the title role in 1990s BBC TV drama series Spender (4) 5 River that flows through Leicester (4) 6 US television sitcom that featured the Tate and Campbell families (4)

9 and 10 2002 novel by Jill A Davis (5,5,5) 10 See 9 Down 12 Emperor of Japan from 1867-1912 whose given name was Mutsuhito (5) 13 and 1 Across

1771 novel by Henry Mackenzie (3,3,2,7) 18 Island of the Maltese archipelago whose capital, Victoria, is also known as Rabat (4) 19 BC —, West Indies Test cricketer who hit 400 not out against England at St John’s in 2004 (4) 20 See 11 Across