QUIZWORD CLUES

ACROSS

6 2005 romcom starring Diane Lane and John Cusack (4,4,4) 8 Emma —, author of novels Alice Fell and Pemberley (7) 9 Celia —, actress who played Una Alconbury in the Bridget Jones film trilogy (5)

10 and 14 Across 2010 Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series Emmy winner for Nurse Jackie (4,5) 12 Best Director Oscar winner for Brokeback Mountain and Life of Pi (3,3) 14 See 10 Across

15 Brad —, US actor who played Todd Bowden in 1998 film drama Apt Pupil (6) 16 Small flying insect resembling a mosquito (4) 19 Kel —, golfer who won The Open Championship in 1960 (5) 21 Dark yellow pigment obtained from the gum resin of certain trees of South-East Asia (7) 22 First Sunday in Lent (12)

DOWN

1 Capital of Paraguay (8) 2 John —, Denver Broncos quarterback; Super Bowl XXXIII MVP (5) 3 Steve —, 1980 Olympic 800m gold medallist (5) 4 2000-10 Brazil forward footballer at Internazionale from 2004-09 (7) 5 Carbohydrate obtained from seaweeds used in ice cream as a thickening agent (4) 6 Francois —, French president from 1981-95 (10) 7 Elena —, 2008 Olympic singles tennis gold medallist (10) 11 Official language of Laos (3) 12 Playing card with one spot (3) 13 Best Actress in a Supporting Role Oscar nominee for Enemies, A Love Story (4,4) 14 1994-2004 US television sitcom starring Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox and Lisa Kudrow (7) 17 Ancient Celtic writing system used in Britain and Ireland, consisting of straight lines drawn or carved perpendicular to one another (5) 18 New town in Drenthe, NE Netherlands, developed since World War II (5) 20 2001 novel by Irvine Welsh (4)

Solutions in tomorrow’s Daily Mirror