The name game

Hidden in the grid is the name of a literary character. Answer the questions, then rearrange the letters corresponding to your answers to fill in the name.

BOX1: Which American author’s works included The Call of the Wild and White Fang?

Jack Kerouac (P)

Jack Vance (S)

Jack London (I)

BOX2: In English football, for which Premier League club did defender Nacho Monreal play?

Chelsea (J)

Arsenal (G)

Tottenham Hotspur (X)

BOX3: Ulan Bator is the capital of which Asian country?

Mongolia (D) Kazakhstan (R) Turkmenistan (W)

BOX4: Paul Simon was married to which actress from 1983 to 1984?

Carrie Fisher (R) Meg Ryan (F)

Cybill Shepherd (K)

BOX5: Which musical instrument was formerly known as the hautbois?

Viola (K)

Oboe (R)

Piccolo (O)

BOX6: Which actor links the films Alexander and Fight Club?

Jared Leto (A)

Colin Farrell (O) Edward Norton (V)

BOX7: Which band had a 1966 hit with the song Bus Stop?

The Who (P)

The Hollies (O)

The Beatles (X)

BOX8: The Welland Canal is located in which province of Canada?

Québec (B)

Ontario (Y)

Nova Scotia (I)

BOX9: Cryogenics is the study of the production and behaviour of materials at what sorts of temperatures?

Very low ones (N)

Very high ones (U)

Very variable ones (W)

BOX10: Janelle

Monae (pictured) played mathematician Mary Jackson in which 2016 historical film?

The Accountant (N)

The Imitation Game (W) Hidden Figures (A)