QUIZWORD CLUES

ACROSS

6 1990 novel by Melvyn Bragg (1,4,2,5) 8 Jeffrey —, British Commander-in-Chief, North America from 1758-63 who fought in the Seven Years’ War (7) 9 Francesco —, 1998-2006 Italy attacking footballer who played for Roma from 1992-2017 (5) 10 Jimmy —, singer-actor who played the title role in 1990s BBC TV drama series Spender (4) 12 See 14 Across

14 and 12 London-born rapper whose 2010 debut album was Disc-Overy (5,6) 15 Paulo —, author of novels Adultery, The Zahir and The Alchemist (6) 16 Piece of music composed for three people (4) 19 Serge —, Director of the Paris Opera Ballet who choreographed 1950 work Phedre (5) 21 Louis —, French aviator who made the first flight across the English Channel (7) 22 1991 novel by Carl Hiaasen (6,6)

DOWN

1 1975 novel by J G Ballard (4-4) 2 Black and white striped mammal of the horse family (5) 3 Main vessel in the arterial network (5) 4 Dice game patented by Edwin S Lowe in 1956 (7) 5 Vocal style typically used in jazz, characterised by improvised vocal sounds (4)

6 and 20 2003 novel by Karin Slaughter (1,5,4,4)

7 and 18 1957 horror starring Dana Andrews and Peggy Cummins based on a short story by M R James (5,2,3,5) 11 2011 animated film featuring the voice talent of Jesse Eisenberg and Anne Hathaway (3) 12 Metallic element; symbol Sn (3) 13 Soft food made by boiling oats in milk or water (8) 14 1954 action film starring Van Heflin and Anne Bancroft (3,4) 17 Buddy —, actor who played the title role in US television crime series Barnaby Jones (5) 18 See 7 Down 20 See 6 Down