Quizword & Crossword

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

QUIZWORD CLUES ACROSS

1 Hoyt —, singer-actor who played Randall Peltzer in 1984 film comedy Gremlins (5) 7 1998 action film starring Jackie Chan and Chris Tucker (4,4) 8 Costantino —, Italian golfer; 1997 Canon European Masters tournament winner (5) 10 and 1 Down 1981 debut novel by William Boyd (1,4,3,2,6) 12 1928 collection of stories by W Somerset Maugham subtitled The British Agent (8) 14 Geoffrey —, Chancellor of the Exchequer from 1979-83 (4) 16 National security organisation in South Africa from 1969-80 (4) 17 The —, 2006 Martin Scorsese film drama; 2007 Best Picture Oscar winner (8) 20 Australian genus of trees that includes the blue gum (10) 23 Fine-grained metamorphic rock split into flat plates for roofing material (5) 24 Greek poet and comic dramatist who authored stage play Dyskolos (8) 25 Asian climbing plant whose leaves are chewed as a narcotic (5)

DOWN

1 See 10 Across 2 Large mammal also known as a killer whale (4) 3 National style of wrestling of Japan (4) 4 Small aromatic plant of the mint family (5) 5 1978 comedy Western film directed by and starring Jack Nicholson (4,5) 6 See 9 Down 9 and 6 Highly poisonous herbicide used as a spray for defoliation and crop destruction by the US during the Vietnam War (5,6) 11 and 19 2008 collection of essays by Martin Amis (3,6,5) 13 Laverne —, 2002 Commonwealth javelin gold medallist (3) 15 River that flows to the Atlantic at Lisbon, Portugal (5) 16 Andreas —, Germany midfielder and defender; 1990 FIFA World Cup Final scorer (6) 18 Anthony —, director of the Royal Ballet from 1986-2001 (6) 19 See 11 Down 21 Claude —, Leicester City FC manager appointed in 2017 (4) 22 Small blue-black fruit of the blackthorn (4)

Solutions in tomorrow’s Daily Mirror

CROSSWORD CLUES ACROSS

1 Synagogue minister (5) 7 Strange or odd (8) 8 Weekly pay (5) 10 Small amount (10) 12 False teeth (8) 14 Steady brisk pace (4) 16 Housetop (4) 17 Disaster, misfortune (8) 20 Troubling (10) 23 Greenfly (5) 24 Gigantic (8) 25 At no time (5)

DOWN

1 Video recorder function (6) 2 Honey-making insects (4) 3 Period preceding Easter (4) 4 Purchaser (5) 5 Chinese gooseberry (4,5) 6 Filled with light (6) 9 Outrider (5) 11 Directing an activity (2,7) 13 Epoch (3) 15 Destiny or fate (5) 16 Thief, burglar (6) 18 Over there (6) 19 Conditions (5) 21 Closed (4) 22 Fencing sword (4)

Solutions in tomorrow’s Daily Mirror