Quizword & Crossword Two sets of clues, two different answers – all on the same grid. Choose one or the other.
QUIZWORD CLUES ACROSS
6 1939 crime film starring James Cagney and George Raft (4,4,1,3) 8 In the US, the chief law-enforcement officer in a county (7) 9 The —, 1999 novel by Sandra Brown (5) 10 Genus of plants of the iris family native to South Africa with showy ornamental sword-shaped leaves (4) 12 — College, independent school in Edinburgh whose former pupils include politicians Selwyn Lloyd and Tony Blair (6) 14 Undersea flat-topped volcanic mountain (5) 15 and 12 Down
Actress who plays Dr Nikki Alexander in BBC TV series Silent Witness (6,3) 16 University in Los Angeles, California, founded in 1919 (inits) 19 Jason —, actor who played the title role in 2011 film comedy Jeff, Who Lives at Home (5) 21 University town in England on the River Thames (7) 22 1931 novel by Anthony Powell (9,3)
DOWN
1 Fred —, Australian director of films Plenty, Roxanne and Barbarosa (8) 2 Gilbert —, author of novels The Holy Innocents and Love and Death on Long Island (5) 3 Graham —, author of novels Shuttlecock and Mothering Sunday (5) 4 2005 novel by Leila Aboulela (7) 5 Limestone mountain in central Switzerland between Lakes Lucerne, Lauerz and Zug (4) 6 1999 comedy-drama film starring Om Puri as George Khan (4,2,4) 7 1989 Claude-michel Schonberg and Alain Boublil West End musical whose lyrics were co-written by Richard Maltby, Jr (4,6) 11 David —, New Zealand 1992 Olympic Heavyweight boxing bronze medallist (3) 12 See 15 Across 13 French style of abstract painting from the 1940s associated with Michel Tapie (8) 14 1960 musical-comedy starring Elvis Presley as Tulsa Mclean (1,1,5) 17 2006 action film starring Jason Statham and Amy Smart (5) 18 River in Mississippi, US, formed by the confluence of the Tallahatchie and Yalobusha Rivers (5) 20 Roland —, singer-actor who portrayed Johnny Edgecombe in 1989 film drama Scandal (4)
Solutions in next week’s Sunday Mirror
CROSSWORD CLUES ACROSS
6 Outdated (3-9) 8 Come to possess (7) 9 Imperial unit (5) 10 Partially open (4) 12 Interment (6) 14 Thing of value (5) 15 Adjustable spanner (6) 16 Strong impulse (4) 19 Musical speed (5) 21 Metropolis (7) 22 Indifferent (12)
DOWN
1 Enough or sufficient (8) 2 Desert’s fertile spot (5) 3 Woolly animal (5) 4 Fairground prize (7) 5 Intend (4) 6 Equal to (2,1,3,4) 7 Wealthy (4-6) 11 Cigarette deposit (3) 12 Wager (3) 13 Annoy or anger (8) 14 Report (7) 17 Eight-piece ensemble (5) 18 Rapidity (5) 20 Bill of fare (4)
Solutions in next week’s Sunday Mirror