QUIZWORD CLUES

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1 The —, US girl group whose hits included 1964 US no 1 single Leader of the Pack (7-3) 8 The —, 2004 biopic starring Leonardo DiCaprio as Howard Hughes (7) 9 Quentin —, illustrator and author whose books include 1999’s Fantastic Daisy Artichoke (5) 10 Burrow of a badger (4) 11 Diana —, 1994 Best Actress in a Play Tony Award winner for Medea (4) 12 Ridge at the upper end of the fingerboard of a violin (3) 14 Bruce —, US artist whose works include 1985 installation Good Boy Bad Boy (6) 15 Rose —, author of 2008 novel The Days of Judy B (6) 18 Card game similar to whist (3) 20 Tourist town in Kent on the English Channel housing a 16th-century castle (4) 21 West African republic; capital Bamako (4) 23 and 17 Down

Comedian-actor who played the title role in 1996 comedy Sgt Bilko (5,6) 24 Adversary of Batman in DC Comics whose alter ego is Harvey Dent (3-4) 25 Australia 1992 Rugby League World Cup Final winning captain (3,7)

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1 Form of massage also called acupressure (7) 2 Town in Piedmont, Italy, famous for its sparkling wine (4) 3 Andy —, Best Supporting Actor Oscar nominee for The Godfather: Part III (6) 4 and 22 2002 comedy-drama starring Kieran Culkin and Claire Danes (4,4,4) 5 See 7 Down

6 Fatty end portion of the tail of a fowl when cooked (7,4)

7 and 5 1939 Western starring Marlene Dietrich and James Stewart (6,5,5) 13 Kurt —, Secretary-General of the United Nations from 1972-81 (8) 16 River in North America that flows from Lake Erie to Lake Ontario (7) 17 See 23 Across 19 Sculpture, painting or drawing of the dead Christ supported by the Virgin Mary (5) 22 See 4 Down