Daily Mirror (Northern Ireland)
Quizword & Crossword
Two sets of clues, two different answers – all on the same grid. Choose one or the other.
Quizword ACROSS
2005 novel by Francine Mathews (5) Size of writing paper; 23 by 28 inches (8) West African republic; capital Niamey (5)
and 11 Down
The —, 1977 novel by John Le Carre (10,9)
and 6 Down 1979 action film starring Roger Moore and
Telly Savalas (6,2,6) Active volcano in Sicily (4)
16 See 22 Down 17 Capital of Finland (8)
20 British exponent of pop art whose works include screenprints Cut-a-way and
One Way Traffic (5,5)
23 Town in Scotland; administrative HQ of the Council Area of Clackmannanshire (5)
24 Plane that dropped the first atomic bomb on Hiroshima in 1945 (5,3)
25 1994 action film starring Keanu Reeves and
Dennis Hopper (5) 1 7 8 10 12 14
DOWN
1 2
Another name for the great skua (6) Christopher —, 1995-2002 Liberia striker; Arsenal 1998 FA Cup Final winner (4)
Muse of history in Greek mythology (4) Johanna —,
Swiss author of
1881 children’s book Heidi (5)
Rory —, South
African golfer;
2011 winner of
The Honda Classic tournament (9)
See 12 Across
G R J —, Surrey cricketer; 1973 England Test debutant against India in Kanpur (5)
See 10 Across
Test cricket result that has occurred only twice; in 1960 and 1986 (3)
Milo —, actor who played
Bunjy Kennefick in BBC TV sitcom Me Mammy (5)
and 18 Least populated of the five boroughs of New York
City (6,6)
See 16 Down
Title character in 1826 J F Cooper novel The Last of the Mohicans (5)
The —, Test cricket ground in London (4)
22 and 16 Across
1977 comedy-drama film starring
Paul Newman and Michael
Ontkean (4,4) 3 4 5 6 9 11 13 15 16 18 19 21
Crossword ACROSS DOWN
Ostentatious Small restaurant (6) jewellery (5) Signals agreement (4) Pause in doubt (8) Satan’s abode (4) Garden huts (5) Wash through (5) Of limited size Twin-hulled vessel (9) or extent (5-5)
Humiliate (6)
12 Abroad (8)
Break violently (5)
14 Young deer (4)
Creature with
16 Poker stake (4) many legs (9)
17 Dainty (8) 13 Beer (3)
20 In excess of the speed of sound (10) 15 Of a city or town (5)
Help (6)
23 Prickly plants (5) 16
24 Dodge, 18 Tempt (6)
circumvent (8) 19 Salad garnish (5)
25 Forty-all 21 Prophetic sign (4)
in tennis (5) 22 Birthday food (4) Solutions in tomorrow’s Daily Mirror 1
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