Quizword & Crossword
Two sets of clues, two different answers – all on the same grid. Choose one or the other.
QUIZWORD CLUES ACROSS
1 See 6 Down 8 1997 crime drama film starring Laurence Fishburne and Tim Roth (7) 9 See 23 Across
10 Richard —, Bristolian sculptor; 1989 Turner Prize winner (4) 11 Another name for large marine fish the tunny (4) 12 Terrestrial newt such as the Red — of North America (3) 14 Howard —, author of novels Rachel Rosing and Shabby Tiger (6) 15 Andrea —, 1983 Wimbledon singles tennis championship runner-up (6) 18 Hawaiian tree whose reddish wood is used for furniture (3) 20 River that flows to the North Sea at Sunderland (4) 21 Island in Indonesia; capital Denpasar (4)
23 and 9 1976 and 1977 Champion Hurdle winner ridden by Paddy Broderick (5,5) 24 Narrator of 1851 Herman Melville novel Moby-Dick (7) 25 Kate —, actress who portrayed Ava Gardner in 2004 biopic The Aviator (10)
DOWN
1 Hazel —, singer-actress who played Kate in 1980 film drama Breaking Glass (7) 2 Fabric made from fine threads produced by certain insect larvae (4)
3 Hard silvery-white metal; symbol Os (6) 4 Sonia —, 1978 Commonwealth 100m gold medallist (8) 5 1964 novel by Dick Francis (5) 6 and 1 Across
2006 biopic starring Forest Whitaker as Idi Amin (3,4,4,2,8) 7 Diane —, author of 2006 novel The Thirteenth Tale (11) 13 Atoll in the Pacific Ocean taken by the US from Japan in 1944 that later became a testing ground for atomic weapons (8) 16 Gloria —, Best Actress in a Supporting Role Oscar winner for The Bad and the Beautiful (7) 17 Terry —, Welsh writer who created the Daleks for BBC TV series Doctor Who (6) 19 Member of a Germanic people who invaded and settled large parts of England in the 5th and 6th centuries (5) 22 Tropical African tree whose oily seeds yield a fat used in soap manufacture (4)
Solutions in tomorrow’s Daily Mirror
CROSSWORD CLUES ACROSS
1 Completely open and legal (5,5) 8 Rapid rise or swell (7) 9 Forbidden (5) 10 Liquid measure (4) 11 Plant part (4) 12 Pat lightly (3) 14 Repeat performance (6) 15 Evaluate (6) 18 Cigarette deposit (3) 20 Standard (4) 21 Hire car (4) 23 Military trainee (5) 24 By the sea (7) 25 Emphatically (10)
DOWN
1 Poison (7) 2 Rowing blades (4) 3 Happenings (6) 4 Hopefulness (8) 5 Fanatical, over-zealous (5) 6 Period of success or good fortune (6,5) 7 Capable of igniting and burning (11) 13 Brown-haired person (8) 16 Precisely (7) 17 Day nursery (6) 19 Fence of bushes (5) 22 Boat of logs (4)
Solutions in tomorrow’s Daily Mirror