Quiz Crossword

ACROSS

1 Paul, fictional private detective and writer created by Francis Durbridge (6)

4 Town in NW Kazakhstan that is a grain-trading and cattle centre (6)

9 University town in the North West province of South Africa (13)

10 Department of France whose capital is Rodez (7)

11 Goddess of peace in Greek mythology (5)

12 The fruit of the oak tree (5)

14 Charles, French film pioneer who died in 1957 (5)

18 Island off the N.W. coast of Venezuela that was part of the Netherlands Antilles until 1986 (5)

19 The virgin goddess of the hunt and the moon in Greek mythology (7)

21 The Western Grey ..., Crinifer piscator, is an African bird of the turaco family (8,5)

22 Deborah Moggach novel whose central characters are the Price family (6)

23 Seamus, winner of the 1995 Nobel Prize in Literature (6)

DOWN

1 1935 Mark Sandrich film starring Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers (3,3)

2 “... ... and Her Children”, stage play by Bertolt Brecht whose title character is Anna Fierling (6,7)

3 Franz, Hungarian composer of the operetta The Merry Widow (5)

5 Greek wine flavoured with resin (7)

6 US jazz musician born in 1913 known for his use of the vibraphone (6,7)

7 German liqueur flavoured with Cumin and aniseed (6)

8 Rhys, actor whose film roles include Beaufield Nutbeem in The Shipping News (5)

13 Alpine province of ancient Rome that included parts of present-day Tyrol and E. Switzerland (7) 15 The extensive grassy plains of South America and especially Argentina (6)

16 William, known as Count, US jazz musician who died in 1984 (5)

17 Fish-eating bird of prey, Pandion haliaetus (6)

20 Inner satellite of Jupiter that was discovered in 1979 (5)

YESTERDAY’S SOLUTION

Across: - 1 When Harry Met. 7 Greig. 8 Sally. 9 Rae. 10 D’Artagnan. 11 Cunego. 12 G.I. Jane. 15 Imran Khan. 17 Leg. 18 Edgar. 19 Robin. 21 Jessica Lange.

Down: - 1 Wide Receiver. 2 Hué. 3 Rogers. 4 Yossarian. 5 Ellen. 6 Lynn Redgrave. 7 Green. 10 DeGeneres. 13 Aslan. 14 Chirac. 16 Rogge. 20 Bel.