Daily Mirror (Northern Ireland)
Quizword & Crossword
Two sets of clues, two different answers – all on the same grid. Choose one or the other.
QUIZWORD
ACROSS 1 2001 action film starring Robert Redford and Brad Pitt (3,4) 7 1980 film drama starring Gary Busey and Jodie Foster (5) 8 and 10 Down 2007 novel by Lee Child (3,4,3,7) 9 1996 horror film starring David Arquette and Neve Campbell (6) 11 Name, from 1971-97, of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (5) 13 Diminutive deer of South America with a reddish-brown spotted coat (4) 14 Peter —, author of stage plays Equus and Amadeus (7) 15 Lillian —, Best Actress in a Supporting Role Oscar nominee for Duel in the Sun (4) 16 and 22 The —, 1973 non-fiction book by Joseph Wambaugh filmed in 1979 (5,5) 17 Charles —, English Methodist preacher and hymn-writer who died in 1788 (6) 21 Town in Uganda on Lake Victoria housing an international airport (7) 22 See 16 Across 23 Walled city in Cheshire on the River Dee (7) DOWN 2 1968 Broadway stage play by Neil Simon (5,5) 3 The —, 1925 film directed, written by and starring Charles Chaplin (4,4) 4 David —, Scottish artist whose work includes 1999 installation Big Heids (4) 5 2002 film thriller starring Jason Patric and Ray Liotta (4) 6 Gaming stake put up before the deal in poker (4) 9 2000 action film starring Samuel L Jackson in the title role (5) 10 See 8 Across 12 See 13 Down 13 and 12 1980 novel by Judith Krantz (8,5) 18 In cricket, the position of the fielder who stands a little behind and to the offside of the wicketkeeper (4) 19 Jennifer —, actress who portrayed Myrtle Logue in 2010 biopic The King’s Speech (4) 20 Cross with a loop on the top that often appears in Egyptian personal names (4)
CROSSWORD
ACROSS 1 Stain (7) 7 Bottom surface of a room (5) 8 Accumulates (7) 9 Immediately (2,4) 11 Gem (5) 13 Garden hut (4) 14 Merciful or tolerant (7) 15 Warships of a nation (4) 16 Gambling odds (5) 17 Rough drawing (6) 21 Shambolic (7) 22 Illegal burning (5) 23 Aimless or rootless person (7) DOWN 2 Logger (10) 3 Showing great skill (8) 4 Hotpot (4) 5 Smooth and level (4) 6 In a little while (4) 9 Star sign (5) 10 Citrus fruit (10) 12 Grind one’s teeth (5) 13 Delay for a short time (5,3) 18 Nobleman (4) 19 Comfortably free of heat (4) 20 Scorch (4) Solutions in Monday’s Daily Mirror