Quizword & Crossword
Two sets of clues, two different answers – all on the same grid. Choose one or the other.
QUIZWORD CLUES ACROSS
3 and 10 2006 film comedy subtitled The Ballad of Ricky Bobby starring Will Ferrell (9,6) 8 and 19 Down 1989 romcom starring Annabella Sciorra and Ron Eldard (4,4) 9 — III, pope from 1198-1216 who instituted the Fourth Crusade (8) 10 See 3 Across
13 Early form of hockey often played on ice (5) 14 Country in southern Africa; capital Windhoek (7) 15 Michel —, French marshal executed for treason in 1815 (3) 16 Semiaquatic North American rodent valued for its fur (7) 17 Ancient Athenian statesman whose code of laws prescribed death for almost every offence (5) 21 Deceased court jester in William Shakespeare play Hamlet (6) 22 1977 film drama starring Teresa Wright and Christopher Walken (8) 23 1980s and 1990s ITV comedy-drama series starring Michael Elphick and David Daker (4) 24 Drug of the benzodiazepine group commonly prescribed for insomnia (9)
DOWN
1 1986 film drama starring Wil Wheaton based on Stephen King novella The Body (5,2,2) 2 Shingle headland in Kent known for its lighthouse and bird observatory (9) 4 US and Canadian Mennonite sect that traces its origin to Jakob Amman (5) 5 Jeff —, author of novels Dexter is Dead and Dexter in the Dark (7) 6 Weedy plant with typically broad leaves and greenish or reddish flowers (4) 7 Former coal-mining town in Limburg, NE Belgium (4) 11 Sultan —, WBO Heavyweight champion from 2007-08 (9) 12 Writer-sleuth played by Peter Wyngarde in 1970s ITV series Department S (5,4) 14 The —, 1995 film thriller starring Sandra Bullock and Jeremy Northam (3) 15 Ilie —, winner of the 1972 US Open singles tennis championship (7) 18 Nine-headed monster in Greek mythology (5) 19 See 8 Across 20 Tony —, US golfer; 1964 winner of The Open Championship (4) Solutions in tomorrow’s Daily Mirror
CROSSWORD CLUES ACROSS
3 Resemble (4,5) 8 Elderly (4) 9 Give up (4,4) 10 House of God (6) 13 Dead language (5) 14 Housebreaker (7) 15 Male cat (3) 16 Convent (7) 17 Unwelcome plants (5) 21 Bleach (6) 22 Impose a punishment on (8) 23 Association of countries (4) 24 Hermit (9)
DOWN
1 Manly (9) 2 Unwilling (9) 4 Greek letter (5) 5 Hearing membrane (7) 6 Young deer (4) 7 Chews and swallows (4) 11 Customers, collectively (9) 12 Effrontery (5,4) 14 Male child or youth (3) 15 Coach (7) 18 Sugary (5) 19 Miserly, ungenerous (4) 20 Engrave (4)
Solutions in tomorrow’s Daily Mirror