Quizword & Crossword

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

Quizword

ACROSS

1 and 4 2004 Derbywinner ridden by

Kieren Fallon (5,5)

4 See 1 Across

10 1964-66 Cheltenham Gold Cup-winning horse (5)

11 Muse of lyric poetry and music in Greek mythology (7)

12 James —, British winner of the 2007 Superbike World Championship (8) 13 Brad —, Best Actor in a Leading Role Oscar nominee for

Moneyball (4)

15 Duke of Illyria in

William Shakespeare play Twelfth Night (6)

17 Peninsula in the N Adriatic Sea whose chief city is Pula (6)

19 Woodwind instrument whose mouthpiece has a double reed (4)

20 US river rising in the Okefenokee Swamp on the Georgia-florida border which flows to the Gulf of Mexico (8)

23 and 21 Down

1967 novel by Agatha Christie (7,5)

24 George —, Best Actor in a Supporting Role Oscar nominee for

Who’s Afraid Of

Virginia Woolf? (5)

25 See 26 Across

26 and 25 Author of novels In Custody and The Village by the Sea (5,5)

DOWN

2 Judy —, 1994 Commonwealth shot gold medallist (5)

3 and 14

2000 Booker Prize-winning novel by Margaret Atwood (3,5,8)

5 Ninth letter of the

Greek alphabet (4)

6 British subsonic military jet plane capable of vertical/ short takeoff and landing (7)

7 One of the Twelve Apostles of Jesus in the New Testament; patron saint of tanners (11)

8 1974 biopic starring Dustin Hoffman in the title role (5)

9 Genus of plants including hercampuri and agueweed (11)

14 See 3 Down

16 In poetry, a metrical foot consisting of two long syllables (7) 18 Lee —, London-born stand-up comedian; regular panellist on BBC TV show They Think It’s All Over from 1995-97 (5)

21 See 23 Across 22 Sixth letter in the Greek alphabet (4)

Solutions in tomorrow’s Irish Mirror

Crossword ACROSS

1 Perhaps (5)

4 Casino counters (5) 10 Calm or quietness (5) 11 Puzzle, bewilder (7) 12 Woman’s vest (8)

13 Leg part (4)

15 Passionate (6)

17 Intense dislike (6)

19 Unsightly (4)

20 Filbert (8)

23 Non-believer (7)

24 Senior (5)

25 Breaks suddenly (5) 26 Lose blood (5)

DOWN

2 Sudden fright (5)

3 Approval, good

wishes (8)

5 Group of cattle (4)

6 Type of pale beer (7) 7 Impressive (11)

8 Witch’s formula (5)

9 Outgoings (11)

14 Goodbye (8)

16 Marine mammal (7) 18 Throwing game in

pubs (5)

21 Push lightly (5)

22 Speech defect (4)

Solutions in tomorrow’s Irish Mirror