Quiz Crossword

ACROSS

6 Cecil B., director of the 1956 film The Ten Commandments (7) 7 A temporary lake, or its dry bed, in a desert basin (5) 9 See 10 10, and 19, 9 “The … … … …”, Kazuo Ishiguro novel which won the 1989 Booker McConnell Prize for Fiction (7,2,3,3) 12 Inland republic in West Africa whose capital is Ouagadougou (7-4) 15 American shrub of the genus Gaylussacia having edible dark blue berries (11) 17 Mexican dish consisting of a fried tortilla filled with meat and served with a chilli sauce (9) 19 See 10 21 Edgar, French impressionist painter and sculptor whose works include Dancers, Pink and Green (5) 22 1963 comic novel by Spike Milligan (7)

DOWN

1 Anita, author of the 1978 short story collection Games at Twilight (5) 2, and 18 “The … …”, 1979 film by Volker Schlöndorff based on a novel by Günter Grass (3,4) 3, and 20 1994 film for which Jessica Lange won a Best Actress Oscar (4,3) 4 Actor who won a Golden Globe for the 1961 film Pocketful of Miracles (5,4) 5 One of two official written languages of Norway (7) 8 Village in Italy which was scene of a victory by Hannibal over the Romans in 216 B.C. (6) 11 Plant such as Fagopyrum esculentum whose edible seeds are ground into flour (9) 13 Nigel, author of the novels The Quatermass Experiment and Quatermass and the Pit (6) 14 Carlos, Mexican novelist whose works include 1987’s Christopher Unborn (7) 16 North American genus of plants cultivated for their clusters of purple, white, or red flowers (5) 18 See 2 20 See 3

FRIDAY’S SOLUTION

Across: - 7 La Cenerentola. 8 Bora Bora. 9 Edam. 10 Dik-dik. 12 O’Neill. 14 Lennon. 16 Searle. 18 Star!. 20 Keflavik. 22 Bird’s-nest soup.

Down: - 1 Katowice. 2 Leland. 3 Nero. 4 De Valois. 5 Steele. 6 Flea. 11 King Kong. 13 Lilliput. 15 Neruda. 17 Agassi. 19 Trip. 21 Fish.