Quiz Crossword

1 US virologist who developed a vaccine against poliomyelitis (5,4) 8 A people of West Africa living chiefly in S Nigeria (3) 9 Michael Winner film starring Charles Bronson as Arthur Bishop (3,8) 11 “The Ballad of the ... ...”, 1951 story collection by Carson McCullers (3,4) 12 1998 novel by Freya North (5) 13 Geraldine, actress whose film roles include Sister Bridget in The Magdalene Sisters (6) 15 Agency of the United Nations that sponsors programmes to promote education and the arts (6) 17 Brigham, US Mormon leader who founded Salt Lake City (5) 18 African kingdom whose capital is Rabat (7) 20 Anti-hero of the Graham Greene novel Brighton Rock (6,5) 22 In music, the name used for the fifth note of any scale (3) 23 City in S Israel that is known as the “Capital of the Negev” (9) 2 Ancient city in southern Kyrgyzstan (3) 3 Ancient kingdom of the Sabeans (5) 4 Laura, Welsh fashion designer who died in 1985 (6) 5 Bobby and Peter Farrelly film starring Woody Harrelson as Roy Munson (7) 6 US agitator executed for murder in 1927 along with Bartolomeo Vanzetti (6,5) 7 Singer-actor who starred as Franklin von Tussle in the film Hairspray (5,4) 10 Best Actor in a Supporting Role Oscar nominee for Dreamgirls (5,6) 11 Chicago Cubs baseball player who hit 179 home runs in the three seasons between 1998-2000 (5,4) 14 Traditional name of the star Gamma Pegasi (7) 16 1987 novel by Gore Vidal (6) 19 Type of puzzle consisting of pictures representing syllables and words (5) 21 Novel by John Wyndham published in 1979 (3)

Across:

- 1 Barbarella. 7 Raven. 8 Grammer. 10 San Pedro. 11 Skua. 13 Rabies. 15 Minnow. 17 INRI. 18 Rambutan. 21 Abelard. 22 Tango. 23 Bab Ballads.

Down:

- 1 Bevan. 2 Rondelet. 3 Asgard. 4 El Al. 5 Lumpkin. 6 Proserpina. 9 Rear Window. 12 Ciabatta. 14 Berbera. 16 Mandel. 19 Tunis. 20 Lamb.