Quizword & Crossword Two sets of clues, two different answers – all on the same grid. Choose one or the other.
ACROSS
6 Actress married to Les Dennis from 1995-2003 (6,6)
8 and 22 1940 novel by Ernest Hemingway (3,4,3,4,5)
9 and 1 Down Scottish fighter; WBO Featherweight champion from 2003-06 (5,8) 10 and 17 Down The — 1912 fantasy novel by Arthur Conan Doyle (4,5) 12 Julie — actress whose roles include Stupefyin’ Jones in 1959 film musical Li’l Abner (6) 14 Roman goddess of agriculture (5) 15 Damon — author of the short story collections More Than Somewhat, Furthermore and Take It Easy (6) 16 Member of a South American Indian people whose empire centred on Peru (4) 19 Capital of Japan (5) 21 George — Chancellor of the Exchequer appointed in 2010 (7)
22 See 8 Across
DOWN
1 See 9 Across 2 US state whose capital is Boise (5) 3 — 1931 film for which Wallace Beery won a Best Actor in a Leading Role Oscar (5) 4 Roman name of the Greek hero Odysseus (7) 5 Lover of Leander in Greek mythology (4) 6 The — 1937 film comedy starring Irene Dunne and Cary Grant (5,5) 7 Village in Gloucestershire near the England-wales border housing a moated Norman castle (2,8) 11 Pharaoh of the First Dynasty of Egypt whose mother was believed to be Merneith (3) 12 A —, South Africa Test cricketer who took 6-32 against West Indies at Bridgetown in 2005 (3) 13 Large baboon of West Africa with a doglike muzzle and brightly-coloured face (8) 14 Capital of Sri Lanka (7) 17 See 10 Across 18 Milton — prime minister of Uganda from 1962-66 (5) 20 Helmut — Chancellor of West Germany from 1982-90 (4)
Solutions in next week’s Sunday Mirror ACROSS
6 On the breadline (12) 8 Versus (7) 9 Dwelling built from packed snow (5) 10 Cot (4) 12 Fate or destiny (6) 14 Sheltered place (5) 15 Decayed (6) 16 Forehead (4) 19 Spanish snacks (5) 21 Make or become cheerful (7) 22 Convey much significant information (5,7)
Solutions in next week’s Sunday Mirror DOWN
1 Beekeeper (8) 2 Gambling odds (5) 3 Slatted wooden case (5) 4 Headache tablet (7) 5 Touch (4) 6 Imprecise, inexact (10) 7 Nap (5,5) 11 Karate expert (3) 12 Door or lock opener (3) 13 Of seafaring (8) 14 Coarse fabric (7) 17 Push (5) 18 Opposite of heads (5) 20 Long tube (4)