Irish Daily Mirror

Quizword & Crossword

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Two sets of clues, two different answers – all on the same grid. Choose one or the other.

QUIZWORD CLUES ACROSS

3 Hairy beast in North American folklore also called Bigfoot (9) 8 Arthur —, 1975 Wimbledon singles tennis championsh­ip winner (4)

9 The —, 1938 novel by Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings (8)

10 The —, 1970s ITV sitcom starring

Richard Beckinsale and Paula Wilcox (6)

13 and 14 Across 1995 Grand National winner ridden by

Jason Titley (5,7) 14 See 13 Across 15 Wendy —, 1984

Olympic 3,000m silver medallist (3)

16 River in NE Democratic Republic of the Congo that rises near Lake Albert as the Ituri (7)

17 and 21 1889 novel by Arthur Conan Doyle (5,6)

21 See 17 Across 22 Companion of

Falstaff sentenced to hang for looting in William Shakespear­e play Henry V (8) 23 Goddess of youth and spring in Greek mythology (4)

24 and 5 Down 1962 novel by John le Carre (1,6,2,7)

DOWN

1 Actor who played the title role in 2012 action film Dredd (4,5) 2 1955 novel by Alain Robbe-grillet (3,6)

4 The —, 1989 action film starring Ed Harris and Mary Elizabeth Mastranton­io (5) 5 See 24 Across 6 H M —, South Africa Test cricketer who hit an unbeaten 176 against New Zealand in Johannesbu­rg in 2007 (4)

7 Town in Galilee where Jesus is said to have performed his first miracle (4)

11 2000 action film starring Sylvester Stallone in the title role (3,6)

12 Town near Jerusalem; birthplace of Jesus (9) 14 Monica —, author of 2003 novel

Brick Lane (3)

15 Carol —, Scottish television presenter whose credits include Changing Rooms and Wheel of Fortune (7) 18 Town in Vicenza, Italy, east of Lake Garda associated with the wool industry (5)

19 City in North Rhine-westphalia, Germany, on the

River Lippe, severely damaged in the

Second World War (4) 20 River that forms part of the border between Germany and Poland (4)

CROSSWORD CLUES ACROSS

3 Fall guy (9) 8 Immediatel­y following (4)

9 Always right or accurate (8)

10 Fold of skin affected by a stye (6) 13 Round-up rope (5) 14 Soothing song sung to a child (7) 15 Battering device (3) 16 Bring to maturity (7) 17 Short-legged dog (5) 21 Swiss wooden house (6)

22 Make anxious or uneasy (8)

23 Picture card (4) 24 Stuttered (9)

DOWN

1 Pause between the acts of a play (9) 2 Widespread (9) 4 Tasteless, vulgar (5) 5 Insurance policy payment (7)

6 Lass (4)

7 Skin problem (4) 11 Police vehicle (6,3) 12 Accidental­ly (2,7) 14 Circuit (3)

15 Circular badge of coloured ribbons (7) 18 Place of action (5) 19 Make woollens (4) 20 Curly hairstyle (4)

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