Quizword & Crossword

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

Quizword

ACROSS

1 British golfer;

2010 Hassan II Golf Trophy tournament winner (4,6) 8 1990-2000 Nottingham Forest FC midfielder; Burnley assistant manager since 2012 (3,4) 9 and 14 2008 film drama starring

Will Smith and

Rosario Dawson (5,6) 10 Sword similar to the foil but with a larger guard (4) 11 Highest adult male voice (4)

12 2011 animated film starring the voice talent of Jesse Eisenberg and

Anne Hathaway (3) 14 See 9 Across

15 Heroine of William Shakespeare play The Merchant of Venice (6) 18 and 22 Down Best Actor in a Supporting Role Oscar nominee for Cross Creek (3,4) 20 Republic on the Persian Gulf; capital Baghdad (4) 21 1816 novel by

Jane Austen (4) 23 Katharine Lee —, poet who authored the words to anthem America the Beautiful (5)

24 1981 film thriller starring John Travolta and Nancy Allen (4,3) 25 Comedienne and actress who played the title role in

BBC TV sitcom The Vicar of Dibley (4,6)

DOWN

1 Form of verse, originally French, in which lines are repeated at regular intervals (7)

2 and 19 1946 Wimbledon men’s singles tennis championship winner (4,5)

3 A A —, South Africa Test cricketer who took 8-71 against Zimbabwe in

Harare in 1995 (6) 4 1964-76 BBC TV children’s programme presented by

Pat Keysell and

Tony Hart (6,2)

5 Young eel (5) 6 US actress who played Julia Mccullough in 2006 film drama

The Prestige (5,6) 7 Seaport in northern Chile in the Atacama Desert region (11)

13 2000-07 Brazil midfielder and defender; 2002

FIFA World Cup

Final winner (8)

16 Best Actor in a Supporting Role

Oscar nominee for Rob Roy (3,4) 17 Anthony —,

Chancellor of the Exchequer from 1970-74 (6) 19 See 2 Down 22 See 18 Across

Solutions in tomorrow’s Irish Mirror