Quizword & Crossword
Two sets of clues, two different answers – all on the same grid. Choose one or the other.
QUIZWORD ACROSS
1 See 20 Down 7 and 14 Eurasian woodland butterfly with brown wings and white markings (5,7) 8 Any of a series of Soviet satellites, such as — I, launched in 1957 (7) 9 Richard —, US actor who played Mike Talman in 1967 film thriller Wait Until Dark (6) 11 Berhane —, 2003 World Championships women’s 10,000m gold medallist (5) 13 Scottish island of the Inner Hebrides south-east of Rum (4) 14 See 7 Across 15 See 22 Across 16 Tobias —, US author of 1989 memoir This Boy’s Life (5) 17 Book of the Old Testament comprising 150 sacred songs, poems and prayers (6) 21 City in Ukraine on the Vorskla River; site of a 1709 battle between Russia and Sweden (7) 22 and 15 2008 Olympic decathlon gold medallist (5,4) 23 Pale yellow cheese with holes named after its place of origin in Switzerland (7)
DOWN
2 Greek philosopher and scientist who held that the world is composed of air, fire, earth and water (10)
3 and 10 1977 film drama starring John Travolta and Karen Lynn Gorney (8,5,5) 4 Jimmy —, singer-actor who played the title role in 1990s BBC TV drama series Spender (4) 5 Fish of the salmon family of the UK and Europe (4) 6 Berkshire town housing a public school for boys (4) 9 Variety of beet with large succulent leaves and thick stalks used as a vegetable (5) 10 See 3 Down 12 Jan —, prime minister of South Africa from 1939-48 (5) 13 S —, South Africa cricketer; 1998 Test debutant against England at Nottingham (8) 18 Aircraft firm founded by Alliott Verdon Roe in 1910 (4) 19 Lucien —, captain of the France rugby union team that won the Five Nations outright for the first time in 1959 (4) 20 and 1 Across The —, 1981 comedy-drama film starring, written and directed by Alan Alda (4,7)
CROSSWORD ACROSS
1 With difficulty (2,1,4) 7 Strong thick rope (5) 8 Silly and childish (7) 9 Plump and round (6) 11 Concerning (5) 13 Heinous (4) 14 Sweetheart (7) 15 Strong impulse (4) 16 Prize (5) 17 Change direction suddenly (6) 21 Eager to learn (7) 22 Untrue (5) 23 New or unusual thing (7)
DOWN
2 Torture instrument (10) 3 Convince (8) 4 Auction (4) 5 Water tub (4) 6 Stout stick (4) 9 Hut (5) 10 Overall (6,4) 12 Stopping device (5) 13 Albumen (3,5) 18 School test (4) 19 Immense (4) 20 Greek spirit (4)
Solutions in tomorrow’s Daily Mirror