Quiz Crossword

ACROSS

1 PM, England cricketer who made his Test debut against Australia at Manchester in 1993 (4) 3 Medical instrument used for examining the external ear consisting of a magnifying lens and light (8) 9 William, 1st Earl of Pembroke and regent of the nine-year-old Henry III of England (7) 10 Woody climbing plant of tropical forests (5) 11 Author of the novel I, Claudius (6,6) 13 Atlantic port at the easternmost point of Brazil (6) 15 David, leader of the Branch Davidians religious group who held a siege in Waco, Texas in 1993 (6) 17 Best Actress in a Leading Role Oscar winner for Mary Poppins (5,7) 20 Ridley Scott film starring Tom Skerritt and Sigourney Weaver (5) 21 Goddess of war in Roman mythology (7) 22 Josh, actor who starred as Matt Sullivan in the film 40 Days and 40 Nights (8) 23 Roseanne, comedienne who was married to Tom Arnold from 1990-94 (4)

DOWN

1 Felt or straw hat with a wide brim worn by men in Mexico (8) 2 Evergreen Mediterranean tree also called algarroba (5) 4 Rough four-wheeled cart used in Russia (6) 5 Spanish painter whose works include 1941’s Honey is Sweeter than Blood (8,4) 6 Perch-shaped fish, Girella nigricans, of a dark olive green colour (7) 7 Twin brother of Jacob in the Old Testament (4) 8 and 12 1966 stage play by Joe Orton originally presented as a BBC radio programme (3,7,2,3,5) 12 See 8 14 Jim, 1991 French Open men’s singles tennis champion (7) 16 Common burrowing mammal, such as Oryctolagus cuniculus (6) 18 City in central Portugal that was residence of the Portuguese court in the 15th and 16th Centuries (5) 19 Johnny, country singer known as the Man in Black who died in 2003 (4)

FRIDAY’S SOLUTION

Across: - 6 Morisot. 7 Kazan. 9 Firth. 10 Boorman. 12 Armentières. 14 Helen Levitt. 18 Chabrol. 19 Uriel. 21 Diary. 22 The Last. Down: - 1 Movie. 2 Sister. 3 Cos. 4 Carrie. 5 Cabaret. 8 Poltava. 11 Keillor. 13 Mechlin. 15 Edberg. 16 Turtle. 17 Betsy. 20 Rho.

SATURDAY’S 10-MIN SOLUTION

Across: - 1 Static. 4 Chart. 7 Meddlesome. 8 Epee. 9 Noble. 11 Skipper. 13 Rebrand. 15 Aglow. 17 Form. 18 Ammunition. 20 Merry. 21 Abroad.

Down: - 1 Sweeps. 2 Tree. 3 Cadaver. 4 Clean. 5 Ado. 6 There. 7 Menial. 10 Beacon. 12 Regatta. 14 Demand. 15 Alarm. 16 Windy. 17 Four. 19 Mar.