Quizword & Crossword

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

Best Actor in a Leading Role

Oscar winner for The Best Years of Our Lives (7,5)

Liv —, Best Actress in a Leading Role Oscar nominee for Face to Face and

The Emigrants (7) Monica —, actress who played the title role in 1966 action-comedy film Modesty Blaise (5) Former county town of Meath, Republic of Ireland (4)

Haley Joel —,

Best Actor in a Supporting Role Oscar nominee for The Sixth Sense (6) Town in

South Holland, Netherlands, associated with a type of tin-glazed earthenware (5)

King of England from 946-955 (6) Small Asian citrus tree with greenish oval edible fruits (4) Lower scoring of the two sets of rings on an archery target (5) University friend of Hamlet in the William Shakespeare play of that name (7) 22 Best Actress in a Leading Role Oscar winner for Coquette (4,8) 6 8 9 10 12 14 15 16 19 21

DOWN

Australasian songbird with a ringing call such as the New Zealand — or crested — (8)

2 See 12 Down

3 Parish in Perth and Kinross, Scotland; former site of the Pictish capital (5)

4 See 11 Down

5 Type of jazz singing characterised by improvised vocal sounds (4)

6 See 7 Down

7 and 6 1886 novel by Frances Hodgson Burnett (6,4,10)

11 and 4 1929 novel by

Dashiell Hammett (3,7)

12 and 2 In cricket, a ball that spins from off to leg on pitching (3,5)

1990 children’s book by Roald Dahl featuring the character Mr Hoppy (4,4)

T B —,

South Africa

Test cricketer who hit 101 against

Sri Lanka in Colombo in 2018 (2,5)

Unit of length equal to 22 yards (5)

18 Male duck (5)

20 Amphibian similar to the frog but with a drier, warty skin (4) 1 13 14 17

Solutions in tomorrow’s Daily Mirror

Crossword ACROSS

Infectious disease (7,5)

Branch of maths (7) Ballroom dance (5) Slopes downwards (4)

Animal called a bunny by a child (6)

14 Satan (5)

15 Edible seed (6)

16 Pull along (4)

19 Up to the time of (5)

21 Calm or pacify (7)

22 Portable

two-way radio (6-6) Solutions in tomorrow’s Daily Mirror 6

8 9 10

12

DOWN

Combine in a group against (4,2,2) Defence plea (5)

Thieve (5)

Taking neither side (7) Intend (4)

Disgraceful (10) European language (10) Hair product (3)

Rend (3)

Building where soldiers live (8) Consider unpleasant or disagreeable (7)

17 Weekly pay (5)

18 Utter words (5)

20 Unfreeze (4) 1

2 3 4 5 6 7 11 12 13

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