Quizword & Crossword

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

Quizword

ACROSS

1 See 19 Down 7 and 18 Down 1883 novel by Robert Louis Stevenson (8,6) 8 Percy —, director of films Salmonberries and Rosalie Goes Shopping (5) 10 and 20 Royal Borough of —, smallest borough in London (10,3,7) 12 and 14 1816 novel by Thomas Love Peacock featuring the character Marmaduke Milestone (8,4) 14 See 12 Across 16 William Frederick —, US showman also called Buffalo Bill who died in 1917 (4) 17 1981 Grand National winner ridden by Bob Champion (8) 20 See 10 Across 23 18th letter in the Greek alphabet (5) 24 Italian Renaissance painter born Giovanni Battista Benvenuti who works include Saint Sebastian with Saint Roch and Saint Demetrius (8) 25 Sajid —, Conservative MP for Bromsgrove who was Chancellor of the Exchequer from 2019-2020 (5)

DOWN

1 Richard —, actor and comedian best known as resident musician on Channel 4 series Whose Line Is It Anyway? (6) 2 See 15 Down 3 Pop group consisting of twin brothers Matt and Luke Goss (4) 4 US state; capital Augusta (5) 5 1987 and 1999 Cricket World Cup winners (9) 6 Yellow-flowered plant of the parsley family whose seeds and feathery leaves are used to flavour food (6) 9 Sam —, actor who played the title role in 2008 comedy-drama film Dean Spanley (5) 11 The —, 1972 comedy-drama film starring Robert Redford and Peter Boyle (9) 13 A —, South Africa Test cricketer who took 6-32 against West Indies in Bridgetown in 2005 (3) 15 and 2 18th-century English navigator who discovered several Pacific and Atlantic islands (5,4) 16 Ferryman in Greek mythology who brought the dead across the river Styx to Hades (6) 18 See 7 Across 19 and 1 Across Private detective creation of S S Van Dine who first appeared in 1926 novel The Benson Murder Case (5,5) 21 Wild cat with grey-brown mottled fur, tufted ears and a short tail (4) 22 1870 opera by Giuseppe Verdi (4)

Solutions in tomorrow’s Daily Mirror

Crossword

ACROSS

1 First Greek letter (5) 7 Dead end (3-2-3) 8 Tyre surface (5) 10 Perfectly (4,1,5) 12 Union (8) 14 Mend with stitches (4) 16 Unsightly fat (4) 17 Wrestling hold (8) 20 Puppet worked with strings (10) 23 Glossy fabric (5) 24 Steep downward plunge (4-4) 25 Escargot (5)

DOWN

1 Respiratory disorder (6) 2 Make well again (4) 3 Solid block (4) 4 Decree (5) 5 Moving staircase (9) 6 Insight (6) 9 Backless sofa (5) 11 Oceanic bird (9) 13 Actor’s prompt (3) 15 Revises (5) 16 Severe food shortage (6) 18 Doghouse (6) 19 Dutch cheese (5) 21 Jealousy (4) 22 Obtain money in return for labour (4)

Solutions in tomorrow’s Daily Mirror