Quizword & Crossword
Two sets of clues, two different answers – all on the same grid. Choose one or the other.
QUIZWORD CLUES
ACROSS 3 Sybil —, actress who played the title role in 1924 London production of Saint Joan by George Bernard Shaw (9) 8 God of love in Greek mythology (4) 9 Bigamist baker in 1954 radio drama Under Milk Wood by Dylan Thomas (3,5) 10 2005 film thriller starring Rachel McAdams and Cillian Murphy (3,3) 13 Ernest —, Foreign Secretary from 1945-51 (5) 14 1986 action film starring Arnold Schwarzenegger and Kathryn Harrold (3,4) 15 The —, 1933 novel by C S Forester (3) 16 — Peninsula, area of SW Europe occupied by Spain and Portugal (7) 17 Large bird of the crow family with a black plumage and wedge-shaped tail (5) 21 Charles —, French composer of 1864 opera Mireille (6) 22 Capital of Jersey in the Channel Islands (2,6) 23 See 11 Down 24 Member of the eastern group of Goths that conquered and ruled Italy around 500 AD (9)
DOWN
1 2002 novel by Tom Clancy (3,6) 2 1983-2001 Labour MP for Caerphilly; Secretary of State for Wales from 1997-98 (3,6) 4 Underworld abode of the souls of the dead in Greek mythology (5)
5 1989 Best Picture Oscar winner starring Dustin Hoffman and Tom Cruise (4,3) 6 Francoise —, 1967 French Championships singles tennis tournament winner (4) 7 Standard unit of currency of Myanmar (4) 11 and 23 Across
1978 romcom starring, co-directed and co-written by Warren Beatty (6,3,4) 12 1987 romcom starring Kim Basinger and Bruce Willis (5,4) 14 Instance of a batter touching all four bases safely in baseball (3) 15 Richard Jordan —, US inventor of a rapid-fire hand-cranked gun (7) 18 Wading bird similar to the heron (5) 19 Elisha Graves —, American inventor of an elevator who died in 1861 (4) 20 Widely cultivated tree with a sweet gritty-textured juicy fruit (4) Solutions in tomorrow’s Daily Mirror
CROSSWORD CLUES ACROSS
3 Annulment (9) 8 Adult male cattle (4) 9 Type of computer software (8) 10 Mystery (6) 13 Search someone for weapons (5) 14 Pacify (7) 15 Shy (3) 16 Progressive (2-5) 17 Scratches at wildly (5) 21 Personal integrity (6) 22 Foolproof (8) 23 Cougar (4) 24 Unable to relax (3,2,4)
DOWN
1 Reach adult status (4,2,3) 2 Curative (9) 4 Out and away (2,3) 5 Principally (7) 6 Urban area (4) 7 Solely (4) 11 Book of items for sale (9) 12 Counterpane (9) 14 Long narrow seedcase (3) 15 Vegetable (7) 18 Board game (5) 19 Fingertip cover (4) 20 Entreaty (4)
Solutions in tomorrow’s Daily Mirror