Daily Mirror (Northern Ireland)

Quizword & Crossword

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

- Solutions in Monday’s Daily Mirror

QUIZWORD

ACROSS

1 See 13 Down 7 Chemical element used in hardening steel and glassmakin­g; symbol B (5) 8 See 10 Down 9 Warren —, Best Actor in a Leading Role Oscar nominee for Bugsy (6) 11 Lizard of tropical Asia and Africa with reduced limbs (5) 13 Charles —, American modernist composer of A Symphony: New England Holidays (4) 14 See 6 Down 15 John —, painter launched in London in 1781 as the Cornish Wonder (4) 16 Spiced and sweetened hot drink of port and lemon juice (5) 17 Peter —, Irish golfer; 2008 Spanish Open tournament winner (6) 21 Hywel —, actor who played the title role in ITV sitcom Shelley (7) 22 Domesticat­ed ox of India, Bangladesh and Myanmar (5) 23 Slice of meat rolled around a stuffing and cooked (7)

DOWN

2 Best Director Oscar winner for You Can’t Take It With You (5,5) 3 Potent green anise-flavoured alcoholic drink originally made from wormwood (8) 4 J E —, England Test cricketer who hit 200 not out against Sri Lanka at Lord’s in 2014 (4) 5 Small rodent of Eurasia and North America (4) 6 and 14 Across 1933 novel by James Hilton (4,7) 9 Woollen fabric resembling felt used for the tops of billiard tables (5) 10 and 8 Across 2003 comedy starring Eddie Murphy and Terence Stamp (3,7,7) 12 2004 novel by Patricia Cornwell (5) 13 and 1 Across 1990 thriller starring Richard Gere and Andy Garcia (8,7) 18 Blue dye obtained from a flowering plant by the ancient Britons (4) 19 Republic on the Persian Gulf; capital Baghdad (4) 20 Lover of Leander in Greek mythology (4) CROSSWORD ACROSS 1 Travesty (7) 7 False name (5) 8 Come into flower (7) 9 Descend by rope (6) 11 Large sea (5) 13 Wharf or pier (4) 14 Waterfall over rocks (7) 15 Engrave (4) 16 Retains (5) 17 Mythical monster (6) 21 Difficulty (7) 22 Lasagne ingredient (5) 23 Gastronome (7) DOWN 2 Whirlybird (10) 3 Carry out investigat­ions (8) 4 Let fall (4) 5 Unsightly fat (4) 6 Strongbox (4) 9 In front (5) 10 Unfinished (10) 12 Trembling poplar (5) 13 Month (8) 18 Sour-tasting substance (4) 19 Formerly (4) 20 Group of three (4)

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