Quizword & Crossword
Two sets of clues, two different answers – all on the same grid. Choose one or the other.
Quizword ACROSS
6 1950 film drama starring Joan Crawford in the title role (7,5) 8 Felipe —, Chilean golfer; 2014 The Championship at Laguna National tournament winner (7)
9 Jim —, US golfer;
2003 US Open Championship winner (5)
10 Ancient Phoenician port in southern Lebanon known for the production of a rare sort of purple dye (4)
12 Celestial body in constellation Canis Major also called the Dog Star (6)
14 Niki —, 1973
French Open singles tennis championship runner-up (5)
15 See 16 Across 16 and 15 1917 stage play by
J M Barrie (4,6) 19 In Islam, the Muslim name for God (5) 21 William Inge stage drama; 1956 Tony Award for Best
Play nominee (3,4)
22 British fighter; 2006-08 WBC
Super Lightweight champion (6,6)
DOWN
1 1869 stage play by Ludovic Halevy and Henri Meilhac (8) 2 and 5 1959 novel by Keith Waterhouse featuring the fictional country of Ambrosia (5,4)
3 1980 no 1 single by The Jam (5)
4 2000 film drama starring
Michael Douglas and Don Cheadle (7) 5 See 2 Down 6 and 20 2018 film drama starring
Nick Offerman and Kiersey
Clemons (6,4,4)
7 2018 action film starring Dwayne Johnson and
Neve Campbell (10) 11 Roman god of the underworld (3)
12 Alastair —, actor who played the title role in 1951 film drama Scrooge (3) 13 2003 film thriller starring John Cusack and Ray Liotta (8) 14 Aleksandr —, author of 1833 verse novel Eugene Onegin (7) 17 Gezahegne —, 2000 Olympic men’s marathon gold medallist (5)
18 John —, actor who played
Gomez Addams in 1960s US sitcom
The Addams Family (5) 20 See 6 Down
Solutions in tomorrow’s Irish Mirror
Crossword
ACROSS
6 Graveyard or cemetery (6,6) 8 Nine-sided figure (7)
9 African mammal (5) 10 Moving at high speed (4) 12 Aromatic spice (6) 14 Band of musicians or singers (5) 15 Swindler (3,3)
16 Lather (4)
19 Fourth month (5) 21 Domed building (7)
22 Importance (12)
DOWN
1 Male relative (8)
2 Goods carried as freight (5) 3 Representative (5) 4 Heavy drinking session (5-2)
5 Spurn disdainfully (4) 6 Advantageous (10) 7 Wide-ranging, extensive (5-5)
11 Vaselike receptacle (3) 12 Woman in a convent (3) 13 Grief (8)
14 Chivalrous (7)
17 Sketch (5)
18 Ordered pile (5)
20 Rapid surprise attack (4) Solutions in tomorrow’s Irish Mirror