QUIZWORD CLUES

ACROSS

1 and 13 Down The —, 1971 comedy-horror film starring Vincent Price in the title role (10,2,6)

8 Liquorice-flavoured seed of the anise plant (7) 9 and 19 Down

2009 stage opera by Rufus Wainwright (5,5) 10 Japanese stringed musical instrument (4) 11 Caribbean country; capital Havana (4)

12 Fibrous substance extracted from silkworms used in the manufacture of fishing tackle (3)

14 Roman goddess of the dawn (6)

15 Richard —, director of the Lethal Weapon film tetralogy (6)

18 and 21 Actor who played Ricky Butcher in BBC TV soap Eastenders (3,4)

20 American Tribal Love Rock Musical that opened on Broadway in 1968 (4)

21 See 18 Across

23 Brightest star in the constellation Cygnus (5)

24 Stephen —, Canadian humorist whose works include 1910 story collection Literary Lapses (7)

25 Largest city and capital of Limburg province, the Netherlands (10)

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1 The —, 2004 biopic starring Leonardo Dicaprio as Howard Hughes (7)

2 Curve with an S-shaped profile used in coving (4) 3 Silvery metallic element; symbol In (6)

4 2006 crime film starring Emile Hirsch, Justin Timberlake and Bruce Willis (5,3)

5 RD —, Scottish psychiatrist whose books include The Divided Self (5)

6 US actor-singer married to actress-singer Shirley Jones from 1956-74 (4,7)

7 Reptile of North America with longitudinal stripes such as Butler’s — (6,5)

13 See 1 Across

16 City in Rhode Island home to the United States Naval War College (7)

17 Phyllis —, US actress-comedienne who starred as Camille Salamander in 1966 film The Fat Spy (6)

19 See 9 Across

22 Franz —, German expressionist painter whose works include 1912 oil The Shepherds (4)