Quizword & Crossword
ACROSS
1 Pear-shaped fruit with a leathery green or blackish skin (7) 7 1983 film comedy directed by and starring Woody Allen (5) 8 Town in Orne, France; an early lace manufacturing centre (7)
9 Asian plant that produces a dark-red edible bean (6) 11 and 22 Best Actor in a
Leading Role Oscar winner for Network (5,5) 13 L Frank —, author of 1900 children’s novel The Wonderful
Wizard of Oz (4) 14 Walled city in N Spain on the Ebro River; capital of La Rioja (7) 15 Humphry —, English chemist who invented a miners’ safety lamp (4)
16 Berhane —,
2003 World Championships women’s
10,000m gold medallist (5) 17 and 23 Colourless gas present in the atmosphere used as dry ice for refrigeration (6,7)
21 Son of Lancelot and Elaine in Arthurian legend (7)
22 See 11 Across 23 See 17 Across
DOWN
2 Real Club —, venue in Cadiz, Spain of the
1997 Ryder
Cup golf competition (10) 3 Jennifer —, Best Actress in a Supporting Role Oscar winner for A Beautiful Mind (8)
4 Arab sailing vessel with one or two masts (4) 5 and 12 1991 film thriller directed by and starring Kenneth Branagh (4,5) 6 Member of the aboriginal people of Japan (4)
9 City in Ohio,
US, known in the early 20th-century as the rubber capital of the world (5)
10 South African coin containing one troy ounce of gold (10)
12 See 5 Down
13 Port in Gironde, France on the River Garonne (8) 18 George —, prime minister of Australia from 1904-05 (4) 19 Large mammal also known as a killer whale (4) 20 Port in Puglia, SE Italy on the Adriatic coast (4)
CROSSWORD
ACROSS
1 Exact, particular (7) 7 Flashlight (5) 8 Shopkeeper who sells bouquets (7) 9 Bedclothes (6) 11 Range (5) 13 Male pig (4) 14 Prattle (7) 15 Formerly (4) 16 Perfume (5) 17 Place (troops) into position for use (6) 21 Bedtime song (7)
22 Slays (5)
23 Cafeteria (7)
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2 Disinclination (10) 3 Hard shell of crabs or tortoises (8) 4 Cummerbund (4) 5 Stringed toy (2-2)
6 Highest point (4) 9 Container for packing goods (5)
10 Fair or average (10) 12 Overjoyed (5) 13 Jewellery item (8)
18 Bucket (4)
19 Make eyes at (4)
20 Atmosphere (4) Solutions in Monday’s Irish Daily Mirror