Quizword & Crossword
Two sets of clues, two different answers – all on the same grid. Choose one or the other.
QUIZWORD CLUES ACROSS
6 and 15 1960 sci-fi film starring George Sanders based on 1957 John Wyndham novel The Midwich Cuckoos (7,2,3,6) 8 Graham —, writer of Channel 4 TV comedy series The IT Crowd (7) 9 Caribbean dance in which participants pass under a bar while leaning backwards (5) 10 and 20 Down US midfield footballer at Stoke City from 2013-14 (4,4) 12 2010 novel by China Mieville (6)
14 See 12 Down 15 See 6 Across 16 King of the Anglo-saxon kingdom of Mercia from 757-796 (4) 19 Model of Ford motor car named after the son of founder of the company Henry Ford (5) 21 Final release from the cycle of reincarnation in Buddhism and Hinduism (7) 22 US state; capital Concord (3,9)
DOWN
1 Cavalier King Charles spaniel with chestnut-and-white markings (8)
2 and 4 2009 novel by Jeffrey Archer (5,2,5) 3 Jules —, French author of 1873 novel Around the World in Eighty Days (5) 4 See 2 Down 5 Eldest of Noah’s three sons in the Old Testament (4) 6 1930 novel by Evelyn Waugh (4,6) 7 US actor who played Fredo in 1972 film drama The Godfather (4,6)
11 and 18 International Committee of the —, humanitarian organization formally established following the Geneva Convention of 1864 (3,5) 12 and 14 Across Author of 1962 novel One Flew over the Cuckoo’s Nest (3,5) 13 Port in southwest Iceland housing an international airport (8) 14 Actress who played The Sorceress in 2002 action film The Scorpion King (5,2) 17 One of a species of legendary creatures said to live in the depths of the earth and guard buried treasure (5) 18 See 11 Down 20 See 10 Across
Solutions in next week’s Sunday Mirror
CROSSWORD CLUES ACROSS
6 Quarrelsome (12) 8 Thin dry biscuit (7) 9 Enjoyment or vigour (5) 10 Finds fault continuously (4) 12 Board a ship (6) 14 Short-legged dog (5) 15 Disposable handkerchief (6) 16 Cooker (4) 19 Devise (a plan) (5) 21 Golden syrup (7) 22 Cause to lose one’s bearings (12)
Solutions in next week’s Sunday Mirror
DOWN
1 Makes bigger (8) 2 Chops wildly (5) 3 Garment (5) 4 Paper-folding art (7) 5 Purchases (4) 6 Fairground target (7,3) 7 Fastening for clothes (4,3,3) 11 Foot digit (3) 12 Omelette ingredient (3) 13 Dutch liqueur (8) 14 Inner edge of a snooker table (7) 17 Long narrow piece (5) 18 Reddish dye (5) 20 Small branch on a tree (4)