Quizword & Crossword Crossword

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

Quizword

ACROSS

1 William —, 1996-97 WBA Middleweight champion (5)

7 Edouard —, prime minister of France from 1938-40 (8)

8 Former small coin of France worth three deniers (5)

10 1974 action film starring Charles Bronson in the title role (2,8)

12 and 20 1957 film drama starring Joanne Woodward and David Wayne (3,5,5,2,3)

14 Letitia —, actress who plays Sharon Watts in BBC TV soap Eastenders (4)

16 Supreme creator god in Norse mythology (4)

17 Capital of Hungary (8)

20 See 12 Across 23 River in northern France; scene of a major Allied offensive in 1918 (5)

24 Gaston —, 1964 Olympic men’s

3,000m steeplechase gold medallist (8)

25 Thomas —, golfer; 2011 Open de France tournament winner (5)

DOWN

1 and 4 2009 novel by Nick Hornby (6,5)

2 Port in Russia on the Kama River known as Molotov from 1940-62 (4)

3 Port in Japan; largest city on Okinawa Island (4)

4 See 1 Down

5 1871 novel by Louisa M Alcott subtitled

Life at Plumfield with Jo’s Boys (6,3)

6 The —, isolated hill in Shropshire west of Telford (6)

9 Shane —, Australia-born former Bristol Shoguns, Northampton Saints and Worcester Warriors fly-half capped twice by England in 2006 (5)

11 2005 film comedy starring Nicole Kidman and Will Ferrell (9)

13 Large Australian flightless bird (3)

15 City in northeast Estonia near to the Russian border housing 13th-century Hermann Castle (5)

16 City in England at the confluence of the Rivers Thames and Cherwell (6)

18 1978 stage play by Victoria Wood (6)

19 Lion in the The Chronicles of Narnia heptalogy by C S Lewis (5)

21 Gerry —, co-founder and first leader of the SDLP in Northern Ireland in 1970 (4)

22 Irish Gaelic name for Ireland (4)

Solutions in tomorrow’s Irish Mirror

ACROSS

1 Very deep chasm (5)

7 Commonly named (2-6)

8 Achieve a great deal (2,3)

10 Land and buildings (4,6)

12 Set of letters (8)

14 Snatch (4)

16 Hairstyle of very tight curls (4)

17 Throw overboard (8)

20 Easy alternative (4,6)

23 Sharp end (5)

24 Frame fixed to

the top of a car (4,4)

25 Cut off (5)

DOWN

1 Mohair (6)

2 Visible wound mark (4)

3 Fossil fuel (4)

4 Untrue (5)

5 Three shots under par for a hole (9)

6 Part of speech (6)

9 Of the kidneys (5)

11 Besides (5,4)

13 Female sheep (3)

15 Bend forwards (5)

16 Soak up (6)

18 Chatter (6)

19 Bellows (5)

21 Carpet nail (4)

22 Organ of smell (4)

Solutions in tomorrow’s Irish Mirror