Quizword & Crossword
Two sets of clues, two different answers – all on the same grid. Choose one or the other.
QUIZWORD CLUES ACROSS
1 1984 film drama starring Goldie Hawn and Kurt Russell (5,5) 8 Malcolm —, Conservative MP for Edinburgh Pentlands from 1974-97; Foreign Secretary from 1995-97 (7) 9 Seaport in Northern Ireland with a ferry link to Fleetwood, Lancashire (5) 10 Biblical character murdered by brother Cain (4) 11 Port in Russia on the Kama River known as Molotov from 1940-62 (4) 12 Monetary unit worth one hundredth of a Swedish krona (3) 14 Plant of the genus Nepeta also called catmint (6) 15 Bob —, golfer; 1968 winner of the Masters Tournament (6) 18 River in Western Australia that flows north to Cambridge Gulf and the Timor Sea (3) 20 Mike —, songwriter and composer of 1984 musical The Hunting of the Snark (4) 21 Zulu word for a group of armed warriors or soldiers (4) 23 1980 stage play by Steven Berkoff (5) 24 Stand with open shelves for displaying small ornaments (7) 25 2007 film drama starring Freddie Highmore in the title role (6,4)
DOWN
1 Jo —, F1 motor racing driver; 1968 British GP winner (7) 2 Long-legged wading bird such as the sacred — or straw-necked — (4) 3 Patrick —, biologist and town planner credited with coining the word conurbation (6) 4 and 17 1986 film drama starring Sigourney Weaver and Michael Caine (4,4,6) 5 Luis —, Argentine boxer defeated by Jack Dempsey in a 1923 World Heavyweight title fight (5) 6 Nottingham Forest 1979 and 1980 European Cup-winning manager (5,6) 7 US actor who played the title role in ITV drama series Mr Selfridge (6,5) 13 1999 novel by Paul Auster about dog Mr Bones (8) 16 London Borough of —, area containing Brixton and Streatham (7) 17 See 4 Down 19 City in South Korea housing the Kyungpook National University (5) 22 River that forms a large part of the border between North Korea and China (4)
Solutions in tomorrow’s Daily Mirror
CROSSWORD CLUES ACROSS
1 Film script (10) 8 Favourable opportunity (7) 9 Over (5) 10 Hairless (4) 11 Fever (4) 12 Sound of annoyance (3) 14 Breathe out (6) 15 Rural (6) 18 Steal from (3) 20 Pile (4) 21 Opera song (4) 23 Rub hard (5) 24 Showing promise or potential (7) 25 Writing materials (10)
DOWN
1 Quietness and secrecy (7) 2 Wet weather (4) 3 Employ (6) 4 Discontinue gradually (5,3) 5 Concerning (5) 6 Cheat, betray (6-5) 7 Underwater bomb (5,6) 13 Set of letters (8) 16 Fill with fear (7) 17 Tropical giant grass (6) 19 Charred (5) 22 Verge (4)
Solutions in tomorrow’s Daily Mirror