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 and 20 Down 1962 comedy starring James Robertson Justice and Leslie Phillips (3,4,4) 7 and 11 Actress who starred as Louisa Trotter in 1970s BBC TV series The Duchess of Duke Street (5,5) 8 1997 drama with Morgan Freeman and Anthony Hopkins (7) 9 Former Cameroon defender/ midfielder signed by Chelsea from Real Madrid in 2003 (6) 11 See 7 Across 13 Nelson —, US singer-actor who played Count Palaffi in 1942 musical I Married an Angel (4) 14 Liverpudli­an director of films Repo Man and Walker (4,3) 15 2005 drama starring Ewan Mcgregor, Naomi Watts and Ryan Gosling (4) 16 State bordering Saudi Arabia; capital Doha (5) 17 Percussion instrument which is a thin circular piece of brass (6) 21 Granville —, British composer of opera The Pearl of Iran (7) 22 and 12 Down Author of novels Hunt the Slipper and Brothers in Law (5,5) 23 Julius —, president of Tanzania from 1964-85 (7) DOWN 2 Form of alternativ­e medicine founded by Samuel Hahnemann (10) 3 Roman road between Lincoln and Exeter (5,3) 4 Dark long-necked bird similar to the cormorant (4) 5 Ballet step in which a dancer springs from one leg and lands on the other (4) 6 Character played by Bob Hoskins in 1991 adventure film Hook (4) 9 Christoph Willibald —, German composer of operas Tetide and Alceste (5) 10 2005 animated film starring the voice talent of Ben Stiller and Chris Rock (10) 12 See 22 Across 13 The —, 2002 novel by Andrea Semple (2-6) 18 Nicolaes —, Dutch painter whose oils include 1655’s The Idle Servant (4) 19 Aircraft firm founded by Alliott Verdon Roe in 1910 (4) 20 See 1 Across

CROSSWORD

ACROSS 1 Referee’s item (3,4) 7 Fold in clothing (5) 8 Swimming aid (7) 9 Portable computer (6) 11 Pickpocket (5) 13 Insect drawn by lights (4) 14 Unusually large (7) 15 Coffee bar (4) 16 Star sign (5) 17 Of the mind (6) 21 Abstract idea (7) 22 Roadside lodgings (5) 23 Let out of prison (7) DOWN 2 Act of God (10) 3 Fastener (5,3) 4 Status (4) 5 Forearm bone (4) 6 Set of actors (4) 9 Big cats (5) 10 In a defenceles­s position (2,3,5) 12 Electronic message (1-4) 13 Second-rate (8) 18 Midday (4) 19 Chopping tools (4) 20 Traffic marker (4)

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