Daily Mirror (Northern Ireland)

Quizword & Crossword

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

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QUIZWORD ACROSS

1 Julian —, comedian-actor who played Howard Moon in BBC TV series The Mighty Boosh (7) 7 and 8 Writeracto­r who played Igor in 1974 film comedy Young Frankenste­in (5,7) 8 See 7 Across 9 1970s US Western television series starring David Carradine and Keye Luke (4,2) 11 and 22 US actor-comedian who wrote and directed 1998 film Sour Grapes (5,5) 13 and 17 2001 novel by Ben Elton (4,6) 14 City in Washington that hosted the 1962 World’s Fair (7) 15 Wavy-edged Indonesian or Malaysian knife (4) 16 City in Sri Lanka home to the — Internatio­nal Stadium, a Test cricket venue known as The Esplanade (5) 17 See 13 Across 21 Jacob —, Flemish painter whose works include 1643’s David Bearing the Head of Goliath (3,4) 22 See 11 Across 23 See 9 Down

DOWN

2 Chief port and second largest city of Egypt (10) 3 Internatio­nal Committee of the —, humanitari­an organisati­on formally establishe­d following the Geneva Convention of 1864 (3,5) 4 Large tree of the East Indies that yields a valuable wood (4) 5 Capital of Azerbaijan (4) 6 Male of a red deer (4) 9 and 23 Across Pennsylvan­ia-born US jazz pianist and composer; 2003 Polar Music Prize winner (5,7) 10 19th-century Hungarian composer of symphonic poems Hungaria and Orpheus (5,5) 12 Alfred —, actor who played Albert Hackett in 1970s ITV sitcom Albert and Victoria (5) 13 Frances —, 2006 Tony Award Best Featured Actress in a Play winner for The History Boys (2,2,4) 18 Alcoholic drink made by fermenting a solution of honey (4) 19 River in Scotland that flows to the North Sea at Peterhead (4) 20 Rooney —, Best Actress in a Leading Role Oscar nominee for The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (4)

CROSSWORD ACROSS

1 Very many (7) 7 Child’s magazine (5) 8 Climbs (7) 9 Create, devise (6) 11 One at at trial (5) 13 To pant (4) 14 Move forward (7) 15 Drop (4) 16 Chair carried by porters (5) 17 Colonise (6) 21 Portable anti-tank weapon (7) 22 Buffalo (5) 23 Sweet course of a meal (7)

DOWN

2 Pretence or disguise (10) 3 Abstaining from alcohol (8) 4 Finishes (4) 5 Soft fine feathers (4) 6 Put or keep out of sight (4) 9 Images or statues (5) 10 Prying person (4,6) 12 Egg-shaped (5) 13 Ready to give freely (8) 18 Work hard (4) 19 Plunder (4) 20 Put money away (4)

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