Quizword & Crossword
Two sets of clues, two different answers – all on the same grid. Choose one or the other.
QUIZWORD CLUES ACROSS
1 Vivien —, Best Actress in a Leading Role Oscar winner for Gone with the Wind (5) 7 Cuban dance in slow duple time also called a contradanza (8) 8 Ancient region of NE Africa (5) 10 See 17 Across
12 Kate —, Best Actress in a Supporting Role Oscar nominee for The Prince of Tides (8) 14 Erki —, 2000 Olympic decathlon gold medallist (4) 16 Standard monetary unit of Brazil (4)
17 and 10 The —, 1960 Muriel Spark novel whose central character is Dougal Douglas (6,2,7,3) 20 Australian wind instrument (10) 23 Joseph —, French stage entertainer whose stage name was Le Petomane (5) 24 Seat of the University of Michigan, US (3,5) 25 Marian —, author of novels Angels and Sushi for Beginners (5)
DOWN
1 and 18 1989 novel by Martin Amis (6,6) 2 Raven in 1841 Charles Dickens novel Barnaby Rudge (4) 3 Shelley —, actress who played Tiffany Welles in US television series Charlie’s Angels from 1979-80 (4) 4 Capital and chief port of Senegal (5) 5 1998 Australian Open men’s singles tennis championship winner (4,5) 6 Edith —, English nurse shot by a German firing squad in Belgium in 1915 (6) 9 Collectively, the chief gods of Norse mythology dwelling in Asgard (5) 11 Deep violet-red garnet used as a gemstone (9) 13 Stored-heat cooker invented by Nobel Prize winner Gustaf Dalen (3) 15 Single-masted sailing vessel with fore-and-aft sails (5) 16 Don —, US jazz multi-instrumentalist, arranger and orchestra leader who died in 1964 (6) 18 See 1 Down 19 Terry —, children’s author whose works include the Horrible Histories series (5) 21 City and state capital of Perak, Malaysia (4) 22 River in England that flows to the Wash near King’s Lynn (4)
Solutions in tomorrow’s Daily Mirror
CROSSWORD CLUES ACROSS
1 Late, overdue (5) 7 Hawaiian dance (4-4) 8 Decree (5) 10 Martial art (10) 12 Openly outrageous (8) 14 Broad (4) 16 Lump of earth or clay (4) 17 Base for a column or statue (8) 20 Illogical (10) 23 Perch (5) 24 Obviously (8) 25 Underground drain (5)
Solutions in tomorrow’s Daily Mirror
DOWN
1 Golf term (3,3) 2 Wharf or pier (4) 3 Elephant’s elongated tooth (4) 4 Claw (5) 5 Lower or hurt the pride of (9) 6 Wringer (6) 9 Jewelled headdress (5) 11 Most liked (9) 13 Born as (3) 15 Shady tree (5) 16 Light and crunchy (6) 18 Communication posted in an envelope (6) 19 Feat of daring (5) 21 Lubricates (4) 22 Intense emotion (4)