Quizword & Crossword

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

Quizword ACROSS

William —,

1996-97 WBA Middleweight champion (5) and 11 French author of 1933 novel La Condition humaine (5,7)

Rudolf —, composer of 1925 operetta

The Vagabond King (5) 11 See 4 Across

12 State capital of Connecticut, US (8) Enamelled or lacquered metalware popular in the

18th century (4) Roman goddess of the dawn (6) and 7 Down 1951 novel by Graham Greene (3,3,2,3,6) 2009 family film featuring Kelsey Grammer as Mr Cranston (4)

20 1958 fantasy film starring Russ Tamblyn in the title role (3,5) Line on a map connecting points of equal underwater depth (7)

24 1971 film thriller starring Jane

Fonda and

Donald Sutherland (5) 25 J T —, author of novels Trail Boss and Waco’s Debt (5) Freshwater game fish such as the brown — or rainbow — (5)

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Sebastien —, 2013-18 and 2020 World Rally Championship Drivers’ title winner (5)

1962 Vladimir

Nabokov novel featuring characters John Shade and Charles Kinbote (4,4) Longest river in Africa (4)

City in Virginia, US, housing the man-made Mill Mountain Star (7) See 17 Across

Leo —, Secretary of State for India and Burma from 1940-45 (5)

The —, 2010 action film directed, co-written by and starring Sylvester Stallone (11)

Forest —,

Best Actor in a

Leading Role Oscar winner for The Last King of Scotland (8) Brett —, Australian golfer; 2013

Volvo China Open tournament winner (7) Louis —, first prime minister of the Union of South Africa (5) Sandstone formation in Northern Territory, Australia, also known as Ayers Rock (5)

22 Heavy-bodied fast-swimming mackerel shark whose species are the shortfin — and longfin — (4)

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Solutions in tomorrow’s Irish Mirror

Crossword ACROSS

Room (5)

Bet (5)

Edible bulb (5)

Hole for extracting petroleum (3,4) Convince (8) Approximately (2,2) Permanent design on the skin (6) Insect with pincers (6)

19 At that time (4)

20 Jewellery chain (8) 23 Land planted

with fruit trees (7) 24 Cookers (5)

25 Minimum (5)

26 Trivial (5) 1 4 10 11

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Previous (5)

Magician (8)

Wheel spindle (4)

Facial feature (7) Mathematical calculation (11) Noblemen (5)

Hard physical work (5,6) Piece of paper money (8)

Golden syrup (7) Requires (5) Representative (5)

Inner planet (4)

Solutions in tomorrow’s Irish Mirror