Quizword & Crossword

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

Quizword ACROSS

1 and 6 Down 1850 William Makepeace Thackeray novel whose characters include Emily Fotheringay and Captain

Costigan (3,7,2,9) 8 Hard durable plastic laminate invented by

Daniel J O’conor and Herbert A Faber (7) 9 Fruit such as a Granny Smith or Golden Delicious (5) 10 and 11 2008 film thriller starring Kelly Reilly and Michael Fassbender (4,4)

12 A —, South Africa

Test cricketer who took 6-32 against the West Indies in Bridgetown in 2005 (3)

14 Town in Saxony-anhalt, Germany, at the confluence of the Elbe and

Mulde Rivers (6) 15 and 20 Actor who played the title role in 1967 sci-fi film Quatermass and the Pit (6,4) 18 Ridge at the upper end of the fingerboard of a violin (3)

20 See 15 Across 21 2004 debut novel by Martin Sixsmith (4) 23 Ancient British tribe that rebelled against the Romans under Queen Boudicca (5) 24 and 25 2000 novel by Alexander Mccall Smith (5,2,3,7)

DOWN

1 1968 film thriller starring Tim O’kelly and Boris Karloff (7) 2 Lake —, southernmost of the Great Lakes of North America (4) 3 University city in southwest

Nigeria (6)

4 Thomas —, author of 1673 literary work

Roman Forgeries (8) 5 Cathedral city in North Yorkshire on the River Ure (5)

6 See 1 Across

7 Capital of the Northwest Territories, Canada (11)

13 English snooker player; 2016

Northern Ireland

Open tournament winner (4,4)

16 Fencing counterattack following a successful parry (7) 17 Alex —, actor who plays Bill S Preston, Esq in the Bill and Ted comedy film series (6) 19 2007 comedy and horror film starring Jess Weixler and

John Hensley (5) 22 River that flows to the Bristol Channel at Cardiff (4)

Crossword ACROSS

1 Final result of a process (3,7)

8 Late or delayed (7)

9 Brazilian dance (5)

10 Snooker ball colour (4) 11 Greek spirit (4)

12 Container (3)

14 At sea (6)

15 Extremely (4,2)

18 Epoch (3)

20 Hearing organs (4)

21 Unfortunately (4)

23 Dog with small legs (5) 24 Hide (7)

25 Apiarists (10) Solutions in tomorrow’s Irish Mirror

DOWN

1 Everlasting (7)

2 Male parents (4)

3 Feeling sorrow (6) 4 Become liquid (8)

5 Celestial body (5) 6 Extreme self-satisfaction (11) 7 Means of selling unwanted items (3,4,4) 13 Independent and unorthodox (8)

16 Small tubes for curling hair (7)

17 Day nursery (6)

19 Concur (5)

22 Formerly (4)