Crossword by Myles Mellor & Sally York

1. Who wrote the 2023 book ‘Spare’?

2. Which 3D puzzle was invented in 1974 by a Hungarian professor of architecture?

3. Where was Hollywood actor Henry Cavill born? 4. What is the formula for the area of a circle? 5. Where was Vladimir Putin born?

Answers below, centre

Across

1. Robin Cook thriller

5. Makes simpler

10. Exchange

14. Crown

15. Sag

16. Mythical craft

17. Edward R. Murrow and Paul Harvey

20. Visionary

21. Some alloys

22. Flat

23. British author of historical novels and ballads

25. Piece of pipe

26. Freudian topic

29. Biblical prophet

33. Great time

34. Exceed

38. Paula Zahn was one

42. Ordeal

43. Degree in karate

44. MJ’s sweetheart, in film

45. Spicy Indian dishes

49. Photo ___

52. Smooths

53. Boots

58. Wilbur and Orville

60. Bring in

61. “Character” on Broadway

64. Needle holder

65. Detached

66. Dark doings

67. Part of U.S.D.A.: abbr.

68. Peevish

69. Mesh of veins

Down

1. Funny guys

2. Eyeball bender

3. Euripides drama

4. Kind of skeleton

5. Big WW II moment

6. Mantel piece

7. Back-to-work time: abbr.

8. Child’s bruise

9. Gushes

10. Bursae

11. Usurp

12. Be in harmony

13. Group of pals, slangily

18. Foreshadow

19. Land

23. Steady

24. Lobster look-alike

27. Dusk, to Donne

28. Use a straw

29. Take effect

30. Scratch

31. Samurai’s sash

32. Generous slice of the pie

35. It’s definite

36. Family head

37. Leftover

39. Biblical prophet

40. Lacking

41. Black cuckoo

46. Drum sound

47. Boot part

48. “Brave New World” drug

49. Had

50. Jabber

51. Sticky sweetener: var. sp.

54. Shoe part

55. Crack

56. Attribute

57. Kind of manual

59. Stick-to-itiveness

60. Questionable

62. Bird of myth

63. “Sweet!”