Empire (UK)

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7 The Coen Brothers famously had no country for them (3,3) 8 This Nora linked Harry with Sally (6) 9 Sean Penn’s was of the U variety (4) 10 Tommy who was Two-face in Batman Forever (3,5)

11/21 Down Rian Johnson’s Star Wars (3,4,4) 13 M. Night Shyamalan’s sixth faculty (5) 15 Peter O'toole was Oscar-nominated for his role in this 2006 release (5) 17 Film that provided a bumpy flight for Liam Neeson in 2014 (3,4) 20 In which Rod Steiger portrayed Napoleon (8) 21 Christophe­r Eccleston played the lead role in this ‘obscure’ Thomas Hardy story (4) 22 Viola Davis won the Best Supporting Actress Oscar for her role in this film (6) 23 Could be Kate, could be Rock (6)

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1 Joseph L. Mankiewicz thriller remade by Kenneth Branagh (6) 2 Like Wolverine, Rogue, Storm and Beast (1,3) 3 The kind of teacher Julianne Moore was in 2013 (7) 4 Saturday Night, Jungle or White Line (5) 5 This Lock, Stock wannabe starred Adrian Dunbar and Gerard Butler (8) 6 Only — Left Alive, starring Tilda Swinton (6) 12 Actor Harvey born Zvi Mosheh Skikne in Lithuania (8) 14 Dustin Hoffman’s Ms Michaels (7) 16 Big Arnie rubbed out all his enemies in this 1996 actioner (6) 18 Spike Lee's remake of a South Korean thriller (6) 19 Glenn, once a fatal attraction (5) 21 See 11 Across

COMPETITIO­N ENDS 19 FEBRUARY HOW TO ENTER Take the letters from each coloured square and rearrange them to form the name of an actor, actress, director or character. Text ‘EMPIRE’ to 83070, followed by your answer, name and address (with a space between each element of your message!). Texts cost 50p plus standard operator costs. Lines close at midnight, 19 February. Winners are selected at random. See below for terms and conditions. FEBRUARY ANSWERS ACROSS 7 A Sacred Deer, 8 Dior And I, 9 Wiig, 10 Rain Man, 12 Legal, 14 Debra, 16 Bridges, 19 Lion, 20 Lebowski, 22 Alex Hibbert. DOWN 1 Tati, 2 Warren, 3 Iron Man, 4 Eddie, 5 Pee wee, 6 Armitage, 11 American, 13 Cry-baby, 15 Runner, 17 Downey, 18 Aloha, 21 Kate. ANAGRAM LUPITA NYONGÕO

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