QUIZWORD CLUES

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1 In heraldry, a charge in the form of a stylized flower with five leaves (10) 8 and 25 2007 biopic starring Tom Hanks in the title role (7,7,3) 9 Berkshire racecourse that hosts the King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes (5) 10 Dark long-necked bird similar to the cormorant (4) 11 1998 film drama starring Jessica Lange and Gwyneth Paltrow (4) 12 Fifth note of a major scale in tonic sol-fa (3) 14 Mineral form of sodium chloride also called rock salt (6) 15 Jason —, actor who played James Bowie in 2004 action film The Alamo (6) 18 Any one of the 10 black-belt grades of judo proficiency (3) 20 River forming part of the border between Azerbaijan and Iran (4) 21 Capital of SanagaMaritime department, Littoral Region, Cameroon (4) 23 Small fawn-coloured antelope of African grasslands and bush south of the Sahara (5) 24 Large piece of wood traditionally burnt in the hearth on Christmas Eve (4,3) 25 See 8 Across

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1 Marc —, artist whose works include 1929’s The Woman and the Roses (7)

2 1994 film drama starring Jodie Foster in the title role (4) 3 Muscular organ of the female reproductive system (6)

4 and 7 1973 novel by George MacDonald Fraser (8,2,3,6) 5 Central of the three small bones in the middle ear, also called the anvil (5) 6 Solid figure having 20 faces (11) 7 See 4 Down

13 City in Pembrokeshire, Wales; the smallest in the United Kingdom (2,6) 16 The —, alter ego of villain Edward Nigma in DC’s Batman comic book series (7) 17 Tree of tropical India and the East Indies whose aerial roots grow down into the soil (6) 19 Makhaya —, South Africa Test cricketer who took 6-59 against Pakistan at Port Elizabeth in 2007 (5) 22 2001 biopic starring Johnny Depp as George Jung (4) Solutions in tomorrow’s Daily Mirror