Quizword & Crossword
Two sets of clues, two different answers – all on the same grid. Choose one or the other.
QUIZWORD CLUES ACROSS
1 Town in Thuringia, Germany, west of Erfurt (5)
7 Monster in Greek mythology with the head of a bull and the body of a man (8)
8 Lionel —, actor choreographer whose television credits include Give Us a Clue and
Name that Tune (5)
10 1959 film musical starring disc jockey Alan Freed as himself (2,6,2)
12 Term originally applied to the Balkan States (4,4) 14 Lake —, reservoir in Arizona and Nevada formed by the Hoover Dam across the
Colorado River (4)
16 Jack —, 2014 Wimbledon men’s doubles tennis championship winner with Vasek Pospisil (4) 17 Erich —, 1976-89 Chairman of the Council of State in East Germany (8)
20 1890 Anthony Hope novel featuring the Republic of Aureataland (1,3,2,4) 23 Torquato —,
16th-century Italian author of epic poem Jerusalem Delivered (5) 24 2008 adventure film starring Brendan
Fraser and Eliza
Hope Bennett (8) 25 See 13 Down
DOWN
1 Henry —, comedy actor who played Haven Hamilton in 1975 comedydrama film Nashville (6) 2 Douglas —, Field Marshal; Commander-in-chief of the British Expeditionary Force from 1915-18 (4) 3 Princess of Tyre in classical mythology who founded Carthage (4)
4 Unit of weight equal to 16 ounces (5)
5 Nikolay —, 2006 and
2007 US Open singles tennis championship semi-finalist defeated by Roger Federer (9) 6 Matthew —, 19th-century author of poems
The Forsaken Merman and Dover Beach (6)
9 and 19 1998-2003
BBC TV comedy-drama series starring
Robert Daws (5,5) 11 — Peninsula, area of Eastern Russia separating the Sea of Okhotsk from the Bering Sea and Pacific Ocean (9)
13 and 25 Across City in Brazil housing the Autodromo Jose Carlos Pace F1 racetrack (3,5) 15 Fred —, 1968-70 Leader of the House of Commons; 1976-79
Lord Privy Seal (5) 16 Enlargement of the hock of a horse often resulting in lameness (6) 18 18th-century style of music characterised by extreme use of ornamentation (6) 19 See 9 Down 21 Thomas —, author of 1516 literary work Utopia (4) 22 1978 studio album by Bob Marley and the Wailers (4)
Solutions in tomorrow’s Irish Daily Mirror CROSSWORD CLUES ACROSS
1 Instance of stealing (5) 7 Linoleum (8)
8 Tear into small pieces (3,2) 10 Demoralise (10) 12 Economically disadvantaged people (4-4)
14 Jealousy (4)
16 Fortified wine (4)
17 Car repairer (8)
20 Every so often (2,8) 23 Injure (5)
24 Tepid (8)
25 Cutting part of a knife (5)
Solutions in tomorrow’s Irish Daily Mirror DOWN
1 Brown songbird (6) 2 Prolonged mutual hostility (4)
3 Breathe long and loud (4)
4 Fragment (5)
5 Large land mass (9) 6 Game similar to hockey (6)
9 Apron (5)
11 Fails to notice (9)
13 Definite article (3)
15 Chuck (5)
16 Human beings (6)
18 Wax light (6)
19 Sullen or angry frown (5) 21 Painful (4)
22 Christmas (4)