Quizword & Crossword
Two sets of clues, two different answers – all on the same grid. Choose one or the other. QUIZWORD CLUES ACROSS 6 Ice hockey team; 2007 Stanley Cup Finals winners (7,5)
8 and 19 1975 autobiographical tale by Laurens van der Post (1,6,5) 9 Edward —, English pirate also known as Blackbeard who died in 1718 (5) 10 Unit of length equal to three feet (4) 12 City in SE Spain on the Segura River (6) 14 State capital of Oregon, US (5) 15 Island in Venice linked with San Marco Island by the — Bridge over the Grand Canal (6) 16 Omar —, actor who played Dr Eric Foreman in US television series House (4) 19 See 8 Across 21 Sophie —, Best Actress in a Supporting Role Oscar nominee for Hotel Rwanda (7) 22 The —, 1983 novel by Ellis Peters (6,6) DOWN
1 Region of SW Italy; capital Catanzaro (8) 2 Edward —, prime minister from 1970-74 (5) 3 Fast powerful overhead stroke in tennis (5) 4 2009 novel by Robert Harris (7) 5 Predatory gull-like bird such as the Arctic — (4) 6 2012 film drama starring Dennis Quaid and Zac Efron (2,3,5) 7 Charles —, 19th-century inventor of the English concertina and the Playfair cipher (10) 11 City in Osaka Prefecture, Japan, housing an airport (3) 12 Arthur —, journalist born in 1875 best known for The Children’s Encyclopaedia (3) 13 Arthur Saint-Leon ballet with music by Leo Delibes first produced in 1870 (8) 14 Isla —, Scottish folk singer; hostess on BBC TV show The Generation Game (2,5) 17 Large North American deer also called an elk (5) 18 Powder made from beans of the cacao tree used to make a beverage (5) 20 Nicolas —, director of films Two Deaths, Bad Timing and Track 29 (4) Solutions in tomorrow’s Daily Mirror CROSSWORD CLUES ACROSS 6 After noon (12) 8 Knitting rods (7) 9 Pace of an activity or process (5) 10 Stop (4) 12 Newsmonger (6) 14 Fielder in cricket (3-2) 15 Hurried (6) 16 Singing voice (4) 19 Wanderer (5) 21 Paper-folding art (7) 22 Succeed (4,3,5)
Solutions in tomorrow’s Daily Mirror DOWN 1 In addition to (2,4,2) 2 Little (5) 3 Have faith in (5) 4 Issue (7) 5 Hand part (4) 6 Dazed, stupefied (5-5) 7 Settle by making concessions (10) 11 Offer (3) 12 Sticky substance (3) 13 Seedless raisins (8) 14 Interferes (7) 17 Noisy commotion or fuss (3-2) 18 Scorch (5) 20 Ditch surrounding a castle (4)