ENTERTAINMENT / ARTS-themed crossword No. 6
by Eddie James

Across

1Nation's excited by Friends star (7)
5/4Tolkien's trilogy about a circus master? (3,4,2,3,5)
10Text of a film could be hieroglyphics! (6)
111980 spoof disaster film, part of Fair Planet (8)
12Somehow enhance – eh? – Johnny Depp's wife in 'Donnie Brasco' (4,5)
13Chekhov's dramatic uncle! (5)
15Group of students need computer chips for Greek and Latin literature (8)
17Many at variance with The Joy Luck Club author (3,3)
19Film directorWerner and the woman's ex-king of Albania (6)
21Stately old Spanish dance (revised by Sandra, BA) (8)
23Perhaps a twin of author Mark (5)
25Don Quixote author produces earnest c.v. (9)
28Home Improvement sitcom star seen in Haiti mall, entertaining (3,5)
29AA seen changing Purcell's opera 'Dido and __' (6)
30Be over-sweet embracing single George, the film star (7)
31Monserrat, duettist with Freddie Mercury, takes taxi and everything east (7)

Down

2De Niro's victim in 'Cape Fear', alias Colin Kent? (4,5)
3Web experts in film 'Arachnaphobia'! (7)
4See 5 Across
6Damaged actors William or John (4)
7Song for a rocking baby? (7)
8US singer, Newman sheltered by Jagger and Yoko (5)
9Movie and TV spin-off series makes mother hush up! (4)
14Perhaps a thrice-repeated TV trial, this Verdi opera (2,8)
16Appeal for help from Abba in 1975? (3)
18Woody Allen's '75 Oscar-winner gives orphaned girl house room (5,4)
20Omar Sharif's 1965 epic doctor (7)
22Source of wealth, this 1960-70s TV western series (7)
24Spring embraces one German/US composer, Kurt (5)
26One comes to bad end with this flambuoyant Dame (4)
27Some pickle exercises the 20C Swiss artist (4)

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