QUIZWORD CLUES

ACROSS

1 Josiah —, 18th-century founder of a pottery manufactory in Stoke (5) 7 1986 crime drama film starring Bob Hoskins and Cathy Tyson (4,4) 8 Textile fabric made from wood pulp (5) 10 Largest city and capital of Limburg province, the Netherlands (10) 12 Robert —, actor who played the title role in 1970 comedy-adventure film The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes (8) 14 Andrew —, actor who played the title role in 1967 sci-fi film Quatermass and the Pit (4) 16 Small disc of rubber used in ice hockey (4) 17 Tobias —, author of novels The Adventures of Roderick Random and The Adventures of Peregrine Pickle (8) 20 Plant of the pea family such as the common — with pink flowers and a tough woody stem (10) 23 See 9 Down 24 Method of training a horse to perform manoeuvres in response to the body signals of its rider (8) 25 One of the Three Musketeers in works by Alexandre Dumas (5)

DOWN

1 Charles —, author of novels Glasshouse and Halting State (6) 2 2005 action film starring Karl Urban and Rosamund Pike (4) 3 1992 comedy-drama film starring Robin Williams and Michael Gambon (4) 4 Gabriel —, French composer of 1913 opera Penelope (5) 5 Herbert —, British field marshal; Secretary of State for War from 1914-16 (9)

6 and 16 Down 1948 film musical starring Judy Garland and Fred Astaire (6,6)

9 and 23 Across 2006 film comedy starring Jack Black and Ana de la Reguera (5,5)

11 and 18 English Premiership rugby union club; 2016-17 Anglo-Welsh Cup winners (9,6) 13 Game for two in which players take turns to remove matches from several rows (3) 15 Second brightest star in the constellation Perseus, also known as the Demon Star (5) 16 See 6 Down 18 See 11 Down 19 Capital of Tibet (5) 21 Paula —, Lisbon-born artist whose works include 1994’s Bride (4) 22 1990 film comedy starring Griff Rhys Jones in the title role (4)