Quizword & Crossword

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

QUIZWORD CLUES ACROSS

3 1995 novel by Gordon Burn (9) 8 Food fish of the northern hemisphere with an elongated body, large head and two dorsal fins (4) 9 and 15 Across Lagoon on the Atlantic coast of SE Florida, US (8,3) 10 Collective noun for a flock of geese (6) 13 Danny —, entertainer who played the title role in 1972 film comedy Our Miss Fred (2,3) 14 Capital of Libya (7) 15 See 9 Across 16 Silvery-white metallic element; symbol U (7) 17 Maria —, winner of the 1959 US National Singles tennis championship (5) 21 — acid, colourless liquid present in the fluid emitted by some ants (6) 22 River forming most of the border of Colombia with Peru also known as the Rio Ica (8) 23 James K —, president of the US from 1845-49 (4) 24 Type of patterned carpet named after a town in East Devon (9)

DOWN

1 City in Bihar, NE India, associated with the silk industry (9) 2 Strait between Norway and Denmark connecting the North Sea with the Kattegat sea area (9) 4 Any of various natural brown earths that contain ferric oxide with lime (5) 5 1991 comedy-drama film starring Steve Martin and Victoria Tennant (1,1,5) 6 Chemical element; symbol Pb (4) 7 Barbara —, author of novels The Minotaur and King Solomon’s Carpet (4) 11 See 15 Down 12 1939 romcom starring Greta Garbo in the title role (9) 14 Tall brightly-coloured knitted cap from Jamaica associated with the Rastafarian movement (3) 15 and 11 1937 novel by Dorothy L Sayers (7,9) 18 Benik —, DR Congo and Wolverhampton Wanderers forward footballer (5) 19 Dick —, 1976 Olympic 5,000m silver medallist for New Zealand (4) 20 Long-haired sheepdog also called a Hungarian Water Dog (4)

Solutions in tomorrow’s Daily Mirror