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Space available to put things away for future use? Solve the puzzle by following the arrows and
writing in your answers. Then read down the letters in yellow circles to find the answer.The answers to all these general knowledge
questions – except one – are in the grid in
various directions. Work out which answer is
missing. This is your mystery answer. Answers
are in alphabetical order in each section.the siLver sCreen – time
1 Which actor moved on from winning a Best
Actor Oscar nomination for The Godfather II
to winning a Best Actor Oscar nomination for
Dog Day Afternoon? (2, 6)
2 What completes the name of the 2006
fantasy comedy movie Night at the ..., which
spawned two sequels? (6)
3 Which fast-talking comedian and actor
played uS Forces radio DJ Adrian Cronauer
in the 1987 military comedy Good Morning,
Vietnam? (5, 8)
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4 Which T is the largest of the Canary
Islands? (8)
5 Which T is the Asian country that has
land borders with Myanmar, Laos,
Cambodia and Malaysia? (8)
6 Which T is the African country that’s
bordered by Algeria to the west and
Libya to the east? (7)
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7 Which author wrote the children’s books
The Tale of Peter Rabbit and The Tailor of
Gloucester? (7, 6)
8 Which city completes the title of Geoffrey
Chaucer’s story collection The ... Tales? (10)
9 Which author wrote the opening lines, It was
the best of times, it was the worst of times... in
his novel A Tale of Two Cities? (7, 7)
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10 What’s the surname of the English actor
Tom, who played Jonathan Pine in the TV
series The Night Manager? (10)
11 What’s the title of the famous Hanna-
Barbera cat and mouse cartoon series (3, 3, 5)
12 Which Tom is the character who completes
the title of the 1876 Mark Twain novel The
Adventures of ...? (3, 6)
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13 Which Atlantic island completes the title
of the region The ... Triangle, known for the
mysterious disappearances of ships and
planes? (7)
14 What ‘tri’ is the name given to any flag
that comprises three vertical or horizontal
stripes? (9)
15 What ‘tri’ is the name of the three-pronged
spear wielded by Neptune, the Roman god of
the sea? (7)
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