Quiz Crossword

ACROSS

1 See 11 4 Alias of Natty Bumppo in stories by James Fenimore Cooper (7) 8 Brownish bunting, Emberiza hortulana, that is eaten as a delicacy (7) 9 Department of SE France whose capital is Grenoble (5) 10 The character, #, used to precede a number (4) 11 and 1 Across 1957 Dick Powell film starring Robert Mitchum as Capt. Murrell (3,5,5) 13 Herbert Beerbohm, English actor-theatre manager who died in 1917 (4) 14 Robert, author of the play A Man for All Seasons (4) 16 Vicente, revolutionary made President of Mexico in 1829 (8) 17 Sholem, author of the novels Uncle Moses and The Nazarene (4) 20 Tourist island in the Mediterranean that is one of the Balearics (5) 21 and 5 Down Baseball team that won the 2005 World Series (7,5,3) 22 Small mammal of the mongoose family of southern Africa (7) 23 In music, a chord consisting of a note and the third and fifth above it (5)

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1 “The … …”, Terry Gilliam film starring Matt Damon and Heath Ledger in the title roles (8,5) 2 In Greek mythology, a fruit that induced forgetfulness in those who ate it (5) 3 and 13 Down 2005 biopic starring Joaquin Phoenix as Johnny Cash (4,3,4) 4 Largest of the four main islands of Japan (6) 5 See 21 Across 6 Highest mountain in the world (7) 7 1984 Olympic women’s 100m champion (6,7) 12 “The … …”, 1955 novel by Norman Mailer (4,4) 13 See 3 15 Bertolt, German dramatist whose plays include The Caucasian Chalk Circle (6) 18 Former secret police in East Germany (5) 19 Soft absorbent material made from cotton or linen that is used to dress wounds (4)