Quizword & Crossword

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

QUIZWORD CLUES ACROSS

3 1988 Mike Leigh comedy-drama film starring Phil Davis and Ruth Sheen (4,5) 8 1991 family film starring Dustin Hoffman in the title role (4) 9 Rough skin of certain sharks and rays, used as an abrasive (8) 10 Chris —, former Tottenham Hotspur, Newcastle United, Sheffield Wednesday and England footballer; Burnley manager from 1997-98 (6) 13 Joseph —, prime minister of Australia from 1931-39 (5) 14 Steven —, actor and playwright whose verse plays include East and Greek (7) 15 The —, British story paper published from 1907-39 (3) 16 George —, US photographic equipment pioneer who popularised the use of roll film (7) 17 Tropical American tree whose edible fruit has pink juicy flesh (5) 21 George Frederick —, composer whose Water Music collection premiered in 1717 (6) 22 2009 animated film featuring the voice talent of Dakota Fanning in the title role (8) 23 That part of the lower back also called the lumbus (4) 24 English golfer; 1993 Canon European Masters tournament winner (5,4)

DOWN

1 and 12 1900 collection of short stories by Ernest Bramah (3,6,2,3,4) 2 Name, until 1957, of Ghana (4,5) 4 Henrik —, author of stage plays Hedda Gabler and The League of Youth (5) 5 Capital of North Holland, the Netherlands (7) 6 See 14 Down 7 Sword similar to the foil but with a larger guard (4) 11 1866 one-act comic opera by Arthur Sullivan and F C Burnand (3,3,3) 12 See 1 Down 14 and 6 Author of novels The Famished Road and In Arcadia (3,4) 15 Jan-michael —, Delray Beach International Tennis Championships singles tournament winner in 2001 and 2003 (7) 18 Charlie —, actor who starred as Bud Fox in 1987 film drama Wall Street (5) 19 Island in the Inner Hebrides; site of an abbey founded by St Columba (4) 20 1918 novel by Wyndham Lewis featuring the character Otto Kreisler (4) Solutions in tomorrow’s Daily Mirror

CROSSWORD CLUES ACROSS

3 Vicious nature (9) 8 Burden (4) 9 Very costly or valuable (8) 10 Mark of disgrace (6) 13 Fire remains (5) 14 Sure (7) 15 Fish (3) 16 Vacation (7) 17 Soup (5) 21 Extreme fear (6) 22 Coin-operated communications device (8) 23 Editor’s note meaning ‘let it stand’ (4) 24 Without definite limits (4-5)

DOWN

1 Hair on the upper lip (9) 2 Vaudeville (5-4) 4 Shock, dismay (5) 5 Made holy (7) 6 Wet weather (4) 7 Based on fact (4) 11 Most liked (9) 12 Hermit (9) 14 Shy (3) 15 Funny drawing (7) 18 In that place (5) 19 Tented area (4) 20 Rotate (4) Solutions in tomorrow’s Daily Mirror