Quizword & Crossword

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

ACROSS 1 Eric —, Yorkshire-born composer; amanuensis to Frederick Delius from 1928-34 (5) 7 Plant of the daisy family such as the yellowflowered Common — (8) 8 and 25 English conspirator who fabricated the Popish Plot of 1678 (5,5) 10 and 14 2007 film drama starring Anne-marie Duff and Ralf Little (3,7,4) 12 1880 semiautobiographical political novel by Benjamin Disraeli (8) 14 See 10 Across 16 and 1 Down 2002 novel by Wendy Holden (4,6) 17 Town on the north bank of the River Tyne at the end of Hadrian’s Wall (8) 20 1990 action-comedy film starring Mel Gibson and Robert Downey Jr (3,7) 23 1983 fantasy film starring Ken Marshall and Lysette Anthony (5) 24 International Committee of the —, humanitarian organisation formally established following the Geneva Convention of 1864 (3,5) 25 See 8 Across DOWN 1 See 16 Across 2 Adjective used to describe Champagne that is not sweet (4) 3 2001 biopic starring Johnny Depp as George Jung (4) 4 Son of Priam and Hecuba in Greek mythology who fatally wounded Achilles (5) 5 Foreign Secretary from 1977-79; co-founder of the SDP (5,4) 6 Any of various Australian eucalyptus trees with aromatic leaves such as the River — (3,3) 9 1983 Salman Rushdie novel shortlisted for the Booker Prize (5) 11 US actor whose roles include Benjamin Danz in 2005 action film Mr & Mrs Smith (4,5) 13 Brine-cured Canadian cheese named after a place in Quebec (3) 15 and 21 The —, 1950 adventure film starring Tyrone Power and Orson Welles (5,4) 16 Small four-wheeled horse-drawn carriage named after a Paris hotel (6) 18 US city in NE Texas on the Trinity River (6) 19 Peter —, actor who played Chris Tate in ITV soap Emmerdale from 1989-2003 (5) 21 See 15 Down 22 1987 film drama consisting of 10 segments with different directors, each featuring a selection from an opera (4)

Solutions in tomorrow’s Daily Mirror