Quizword & Crossword

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

Quizword

ACROSS

1 1967 volume of prose and verse by Ted Hughes (5) 4 Medieval wind instrument; an ancestor of the modern oboe (5)

10 R C —, England all-rounder who took 3-30 against Namibia in the 2003 Cricket World Cup (5)

11 Antonio —, Italian violinist and composer of concertos The

Four Seasons (7) 12 In flowering plants, that part of the ovary where ovules develop (8) 13 Camilla — author of novels Sweetness in the Belly and The Beauty of Humanity Movement (4)

15 1987 film comedy starring Warren Beatty and Dustin Hoffman (6) 17 Frances —, actress portrayed by

Jessica Lange in a 1982 biopic (6) 19 Jimmy —, host of Channel 4 comedy panel show The Big Fat Quiz of the Year (4)

20 1979 horror film starring

Michael Baldwin and Bill Thornbury (8)

23 1973 comedy-crime film starring James Caan, Peter Boyle and Sally Kellerman (7)

24 Lara —, archaeologist heroine of the

Tomb Raider series of action-adventure games (5) 25 Romano —, prime minister of Italy from 1996-98 (5)

26 Michael —, actor who starred as Captain John Anderson in 1980s BBC TV soap Triangle (5)

DOWN

2 Catherine —, actress who played Mickey Crabbe in 2003 film comedy

A Mighty Wind (5)

3 See 6 Down

5 Seaside resort in East Sussex that achieved city status with Brighton in 2000 (4)

6 and 3 Home Secretary from 1979-83 (7,8)

7 The —, 1994

Philip Pullman novel (3,8)

8 Steve —, 1980

Olympic 800m gold medallist (5) 9 Author of novels

The Leopard Hunts in Darkness and The Eye of the Tiger (6,5) 14 Henri —, 1952 and 1956 Olympic dressage individual and team gold medallist (5,3) 16 British subsonic military jet plane capable of vertical/ short take-off and landing (7)

18 1927 stage farce by Ben Travers (5)

21 Garlic mayonnaise (5)

22 African republic;

capital N’djamena (4) Solutions in tomorrow’s Daily Mirror

Crossword

ACROSS

1 Sharp part of a knife (5) 4 Meet and pass (5) 10 Narrow roads or paths (5)

11 Watch carefully (7)

12 Sets of clothes (8)

13 Ring of light (4)

15 Tattered (6)

17 Fails to hit (6)

19 Fossil fuel (4)

20 Eleventh month (8)

23 Aquatic larva of a frog (7)

24 Characteristic (5)

25 Highland games log (5)

26 Iron flat (5)

DOWN

2 Connects (5) 3 Questions the truth or validity of (8) 5 Relaxation (4) 6 Small rivers (7) 7 Form of energy (11)

8 Bee substance (5) 9 Show how a thing works (11) 14 Film maker (8) 16 Female relative (7)

18 Pugilist (5)

21 Boasts (5)

22 Sound quality (4)