Quizword & Crossword
Two sets of clues, two different answers – all on the same grid. Choose one or the other.
QUIZWORD CLUES
ACROSS
1 Phillips —, 2009 World Championships triple jump gold medallist (5)
4 See 26 Across
10 Roberto —, 1972-79
WBA Lightweight champion nicknamed Hands of Stone (5) 11 Alberto —, author of novels Contempt and The Indifferent Ones (7)
12 See 23 Across
13 Unfermented soya-bean curd eaten as a foodstuff (4)
15 Jason —, US winner of the 2013 PGA Championship (6)
17 Marine crustacean with a slender flattened body and large tail (6)
19 and 25 New Zealand golfer; 2008 Johnnie Walker Classic tournament winner (4,5)
20 Danny —, former Sale Sharks and Wasps fly-half signed by Gloucester Rugby for 2018-19; 2008 England Test debutant against Wales (8)
23 and 12 Founder of the Academy of St Martin in the Fields chamber orchestra in 1958 (7,8)
24 — National Park, part of the Willandra Lakes Region in New South Wales, Australia (5) 25 See 19 Across
26 and 4 1987 film thriller starring Mickey Rourke and Robert De Niro (5,5)
DOWN
2 Albrecht —, German Renaissance painter whose engravings include 1514’s Saint Jerome in His Study (5)
3 Capital of
Manitoba, Canada (8) 5 Derek —, National
Coal Board chairman from 1972-82 (4)
6 Small pasta squares containing meat and cheese (7)
7 and 18 1960s BBC TV adventure series starring Gerald Harper in the title role (4,7,5)
8 See 16 Down
9 1922 children’s book by Ruth Plumly Thompson (7,2,2) 14 Leon —, Russian inventor in 1920 of an electronic musical instrument that bears his name (8)
16 and 8 1944 historical romance novel by Kathleen Winsor (7,5)
18 See 7 Down
21 Charles Strouse and Martin Charnin show; 1977 Tony Award winner for Best
Musical and Best Original Score (5)
22 2001 biopic starring Johnny Depp as George Jung (4) Solutions in tomorrow’s Irish Daily Mirror
CROSSWORD CLUES
ACROSS
1 Fire remains (5) 4 Motionless (5)
10 Absolutely essential (5) 11 Imaginary circle around the Earth (7)
12 Traitor (8)
13 Metal money (4)
15 Nab (6)
17 Move a vessel into water (6)
19 Labels (4)
20 Model railway for children (5,3)
23 Linked computer system (7)
24 Soldier’s jacket (5) 25 Flavour (5)
26 First sign of the zodiac (5)
DOWN
2 Old Nick (5)
3 Praise highly (8) 5 Therefore (4)
6 Disappoint (3,4)
7 Never coming to an end (11)
8 With preparations complete (5)
9 Long straight loaf with notches (6,5)
14 Room heater (8)
16 Meeting for boat races (7) 18 Male duck (5)
21 Scorch (5)
22 Flash of lightning (4)
Solutions in tomorrow’s Irish Daily Mirror