Irish Sunday Mirror

Quizword & Crossword

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

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QUIZWORD CLUES

ACROSS

6 Australia, New South Wales Waratahs and former Wasps RFC utility back (7,5)

8 2001 comedy crime film starring Bruce Willis and Billy Bob Thornton (7)

9 See 15 Across

10 Kingsley —, author of 1955 novel That Uncertain Feeling (4)

12 Jean —, 16th-century French sculptor and architect noted for his decoration­s of works by Pierre Lescot (6)

14 Serpent-like dragon in Greek mythology that guarded the golden apples in the Garden of the Hesperides (5)

15 and 9 Pakistan Test wicketkeep­er who made an unbeaten 158 against Sri Lanka in Karachi in 2009 (6,5)

16 Member of a South American Indian people whose empire centred on Peru (4)

19 Major mountain system of South America (5)

21 Official language of Uganda, Kenya and Tanzania (7)

22 1961 film Western directed by and starring Marlon Brando (3-4,5)

DOWN

1 Radioactiv­e chemical element; symbol Fr (8) 2 James —, actor who played Bert Lynch in BBC TV drama series Z Cars (5)

3 Lake —, body of water in central Africa at the southern end of the Great Rift Valley (5)

4 Polygon with six sides (7)

5 Burrowing bivalve mollusc such as the quahog (4)

6 Khagan of the Mongol Empire; founder of the Yuan dynasty in China (6,4)

7 Comedian and actor who plays the title role in BBC TV series Jonathan Creek (4,6)

11 See 12 Down 12 and 11 Television presenter whose credits include Miss Naked Beauty and How to Look Good Naked (3,3)

13 Actor who played William Lamb in 1972 film drama Lady Caroline Lamb (3,5)

14 Andrew —, 1997-2015 Conservati­ve MP; 2010-12 Secretary of State for Health (7)

17 Willow tree whose twigs are used for making baskets (5)

18 Stringed musical instrument with a long fretted neck and circular body (5)

20 Jim —, US artist whose lithograph­s include 1973’s Big Red Wrench in a Landscape (4)

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