Quizword & Crossword
Two sets of clues, two different answers – all on the same grid. Choose one or the other.
QUIZWORD CLUES
ACROSS 1 See 15 Down 7 Pasta in the form of narrow tubes (8) 8 Jean-Pierre —, former France rugby union captain nicknamed Golden Helmet (5) 10 1980 biopic starring Robert De Niro as boxer Jake La Motta (6,4) 12 Department of N France; prefecture Versailles (8) 14 Ski lift for towing two skiers at a time uphill (1-3) 16 Katarina —, 1988 Olympic figure skating gold medallist (4) 17 1874 novel by Anthony Trollope (4,4)
20 and 5 Down 2002 Michael Moore film that won a Best Documentary, Features Oscar (7,3,9) 23 Paavo —, 1920 and 1928 Olympic 10,000m gold medallist (5) 24 John —, actor-comedian who portrayed Edward Heath in 2011 biopic The Iron Lady (8) 25 1999 film comedy featuring Ben Affleck and Matt Damon (5)
DOWN
1 and 6 US television sitcom that ran from 1974-82 starring Hal Linden in the title role as a police detective (6,6) 2 Best Actress in a Leading Role Oscar winner for Moonstruck (4) 3 2004 action-comedy film starring Queen Latifah and Jimmy Fallon (4) 4 Tropical Asian tree with orange-yellow ovoid fruit (5)
5 See 20 Across 6 See 1 Down 9 Marat —, 2000 US Open men’s singles tennis championship winner (5) 11 1974 film drama starring Charles Bronson and Hope Lange (5,4) 13 Seventh letter in the Greek alphabet (3) 15 and 1 Across
1994 French Open men’s doubles tennis championship winner with Jonathan Stark (5,5) 16 River of the US upon which Terre Haute, Indiana, stands (6) 18 Constellation in the Milky Way whose brightest star is Altair (6) 19 Unit of fluid measure equal to one sixtieth of a drachm (5) 21 Percussion instrument of Chinese origin struck with a felt mallet (4) 22 Paul —, 1993 World Championships 800m gold medallist (4)
Solutions in tomorrow’s Daily Mirror
CROSSWORD CLUES ACROSS
1 Brag (5) 7 Heavy rainfall (8) 8 Unclad (5) 10 Contemptible or mean (10) 12 Art of flying aircraft (8) 14 Chime (4) 16 Flank (4) 17 Relating to office work (8) 20 Without human attributes (10) 23 Rummage (5) 24 Government financial department (8) 25 Let in (5)
DOWN
1 Yellow fruit (6) 2 Garden hut (4) 3 Beautify, adorn (2,2) 4 Light quick meal (5) 5 Two people who perform together (6,3) 6 Difficult experience (6) 9 Demise (5) 11 Roller coaster (3,6) 13 Nocturnal bird (3) 15 Great fear (5) 16 Japanese religion (6) 18 Most recent (6) 19 Fox’s tail (5) 21 Man-eating giant (4) 22 Be in front (4)
Solutions in tomorrow’s Daily Mirror