Quizword & Crossword

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

Quizword ACROSS

3 Town in County Armagh, Northern Ireland, on the

River Bann (9)

8 City and state capital of Perak, Malaysia (4) 9 Rite of sprinkling holy water at the beginning of the Mass in the Catholic Church (8) 10 Arthur —, Bedfordshire-born author of novels

In High Places and

The Moneychangers (6) 13 William —, Conservative Party leader from 1997-2001 (5) 14 French dramatist whose real name was Jean-baptiste Poquelin (7)

15 and 6 Down British comic book character whose arch-enemy was The Mekon (3,4) 16 Edith —, author of novels The Age of Innocence and

The House of Mirth (7) 17 Airy spirit in William Shakespeare play

The Tempest (5)

21 Val —, Yalta-born producer of films I Walked with a Zombie and Cat People (6) 22 Textile town in Greater Manchester; birthplace of the Co-operative Movement (8)

23 Jamie —, actor who played Corporal Klinger in US television sitcom M*A*S*H (4) 24 Otto —, orchestral conductor; composer of operas Eros and Wehen (9)

DOWN

1 Nocturnal New World bird such as the least — or sand-coloured — (9) 2 Secular holiday that usually falls on 26 December (6,3) 4 Margaret —, 2004 London Marathon elite race winner (5) 5 1902 novella by

Joseph Conrad featuring steamer the SS Nan-shan (7) 6 See 15 Across 7 Watery liquid that separates from the curd when milk is clotted (4)

11 1651 work by English philosopher Thomas Hobbes (9) 12 Scottish village on the River Clyde associated with David Dale and Robert Owen (3,6) 14 See 19 Down

15 North American plant with bell-shaped flowers such as spreading — (7)

18 Area of land used to support a parish priest (5)

19 and 14 1986 romcom starring C Thomas Howell and Rae Dawn Chong (4,3) 20 English musical duo formed by

George Michael and Andrew Ridgeley in 1981 (4) Solutions in tomorrow’s Irish Daily Mirror

Crossword ACROSS

3 Begin to burn (5,4) 8 Having little money (4) 9 Ominous (8)

10 Small (6)

13 Female relatives (5)

14 Pagan (7)

15 Summer cooling device (3) 16 French wine (7) 17 Eagle’s nest (5) 21 Glittering material (6) 22 No longer in use (8) 23 Net (4)

24 Food fish (5,4)

DOWN

1 Electrical gadget (9)

2 Incessant (9)

4 On the ocean (2,3) 5 Cafeteria (7) 6 Clenched hand (4)

7 Spool (4)

11 Choirboy (9)

12 Sick (9)

14 Possesses (3)

15 Hand digits (7) 18 Thieve (5) 19 Woodwind instrument (4) 20 By oneself, alone (4) Solutions in tomorrow’s Irish Daily Mirror