Irish Daily Mirror

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

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ACROSS

1 Common European warbler with an olivebrown plumage (10)

8 The —, 1958 stage play

by Brendan Behan (7)

9 Fine net fabric of silk or rayon used as a trimming for hats (5) 10 Mike —, comedian-actor who played Frank Butcher in BBC TV soap Eastenders (4)

11 Derek —, National Coal Board chairman from 1972-82 (4)

12 Josef —, Czech composer of symphony Asrael and tone poem A Summer’s Tale (3)

14 Lieutenant of Othello in the William Shakespear­e play of that name (6)

15 and 13 Down

2005 World Championsh­ips women’s 100m gold medallist (6,8)

18 Fruit-bearing tree whose leaves were used by Adam and Eve in the Bible to clothe themselves (3)

20 Sebastien —, winner of the World Rally Drivers’ Championsh­ip from 2004-12 (4)

21 Martin —, author of the novels Yellow Dog and Other People (4)

23 Spanish wine with a vanilla bouquet produced around the Ebro River (5)

24 Large mandolin used in

Italian folk music (7) 25 The —, 2007 film thriller starring Kristen Stewart and Dylan Mcdermott (10)

DOWN

1 Leader of the conspiracy against Julius Caesar in the William Shakespear­e play of that name (7)

2 Republic on the Persian Gulf whose capital is Baghdad (4)

3 1972 Alfred Hitchcock film starring Jon Finch, Alec Mccowen and Barry Foster (6)

4 Anne —, wife of William Shakespear­e who died in 1623 (8)

5 See 6 Down 6 and 5

US television series starring James Garner in the title role as a private investigat­or (3,8,5)

7 War of —, 18th-century conflict between England and

Spain (8,3)

13 See 15 Across 16

Eurasian woodland plant also called buckrams and wild garlic (7)

17 Woody —, Milwaukeeb­orn jazz clarinetti­st who led various bands called The Herd (6)

19 George —, editor of a famous Dictionary of Music and Musicians who died in 1900 (5) 22 Gaming stake put up before the deal in poker (4)

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