Daily Mirror (Northern Ireland)
Quizword & Crossword
Two sets of clues, two different answers – all on the same grid. Choose one or the other.
QUIZWORD CLUES ACROSS
1 and 25 1986 Andrew Lloyd Webber musical based on a novel by Gaston Leroux (3,7,2,3,5) 8 Derived SI unit of dose equivalent (7) 9 Dessert of ice cream lined or filled with custard and cake crumbs (5) 10 Inscription placed over the head of Christ head during the Crucifixion (inits) 11 Heinrich —, winner of the 1972 Nobel Prize in Literature (4) 12 The —, 1995 thriller starring Sandra Bullock and Jeremy Northam (3) 14 Largest Spanish airline (6) 15 1970s ITV comedydrama series that starred Adam Faith in the title role (6) 18 C M —, England Test cricketer who took 7-50 against Pakistan at Birmingham in 1978 (3) 20 Robert —, German bacteriologist awarded the 1905 Nobel Prize in Medicine (4) 21 Bruce —, chairman of CND from 1987-90 (4) 23 1964 novel by Dick Francis (5) 24 Francois —, South Africa rugby union flanker portrayed by Matt Damon in 2009 biopic Invictus (7) 25 See 1 Across
DOWN
1 and 5 1955 novel by Patrick White (3,4,2,3) 2 Barbara —, actress who played the title role in US television sitcom I Dream of Jeannie (4) 3 Ricky —, 2007-09 IBO Light Welterweight champion (6) 4 Chemical element produced artificially from curium; symbol No (8) 5 See 1 Down 6 River that joins the Red River at Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada (11) 7 2009 Derby winner ridden by Michael Kinane (3,3,5) 13 Raymond —, 2002 Berlin Marathon winner (8) 16 Che —, Argentina-born revolutionary and political leader executed in Bolivia in 1967 (7) 17 — Aemilianus, Roman commander who besieged and destroyed Carthage in the Third Punic War (6) 19 Stephen —, actor who portrayed Stuart Sutcliffe in 1994 biopic Backbeat (5) 22 Goddess of youth and spring in Greek mythology (4)
CROSSWORD CLUES ACROSS
1 Male relative (5-5) 8 Takes no notice of (7) 9 Processed meat (5) 10 Pant (4) 11 Having two parts or aspects (4) 12 Belonging to him (3) 14 Descend by rope (6) 15 Get away (6) 18 Chew and swallow (3) 20 Destiny (4) 21 Dull heavy sound (4) 23 Bring together (5) 24 Genuine or spontaneous (7) 25 Go first (4,3,3)
DOWN
1 Beginning or origin (7) 2 Deserve (4) 3 Event with an even chance of different outcomes (4,2) 4 Anonymous (8) 5 Midday meal (5) 6 Shameful (11) 7 Cheese type (11) 13 Central area of a football pitch (8) 16 Smoker’s receptacle (7) 17 Stink (6) 19 Strong string (5) 22 Cook by long slow simmering (4)