Quizword & Crossword
Two sets of clues, two different answers – all on the same grid. Choose one or the other.
QUIZWORD CLUES ACROSS
1 — Islands, group off the coast of Northumberland housing a bird sanctuary (5) 7 State of Australia; capital Melbourne (8) 8 John —, winner of the Aukland Open singles tennis tournament in 2010 and 2014 (5) 10 The —, 1994 novel by Candace Robb (4,6) 12 Industrial town in S Wales on the Loughor estuary (8) 14 1975 novel by William Kennedy (4) 16 John —, motor racing driver who died on Loch Ness in 1952 attempting to break the water speed record (4) 17 Largest airline and flag carrier of Russia (8) 20 Ernest —, New Zealand-born winner of the 1908 Nobel Prize in Chemistry (10) 23 Loose fibre obtained from old rope used for caulking seams in wooden ships (5) 24 King of Chios in Greek mythology; father of Merope (8) 25 H G —, author of novels The World Set Free and The Wonderful Visit (5)
DOWN
1 Variety of French bean extensively cultivated for food in Mexico (6) 2 Alice —, US artist whose portraits include 1964 oil Joseph Papp (4) 3 Bill —, cartoonist whose strips include The Cloggies and The Fosdyke Saga (4) 4 Georg Ernst —, German scientist born in 1659 who developed the phlogiston theory of combustion (5) 5 Stephane —, French jazz violinist who died in 1997 (9) 6 Sebastian —, author of On Green Dolphin Street and Human Traces (6) 9 Large bird of the crow family with a black plumage and wedge-shaped tail (5) 11 Rory —, South African golfer; 2011 winner of The Honda Classic tournament (9) 13 Trygve —, SecretaryGeneral of the United Nations 1946-52 (3) 15 River on the border between Spain and Portugal before flowing west to the Atlantic (5) 16 County in Leinster, Republic of Ireland that includes the town of Tullow (6) 18 Brandon —, author of 1892 farce Charley’s Aunt (6) 19 Julie —, actress who played Celine in Richard Linklater’s film trilogy Before Midnight, Before Sunrise and Before Sunset (5) 21 The —, 1990 film drama starring Derek Jacobi in dual roles (4) 22 1993 romcom starring Kevin Kline and Sigourney Weaver (4)
Solutions in tomorrow’s Daily Mirror
CROSSWORD CLUES ACROSS
1 Perhaps (5) 7 Hole, opening (8) 8 Flanks (5) 10 Wavers, varies (10) 12 Response (8) 14 Caution (4) 16 Highest point (4) 17 Dealer in gems (8) 20 Art of good eating (10) 23 Wait on (5) 24 Tussles (8) 25 Male bee (5)
DOWN
1 Boy’s title (6) 2 Red meat (4) 3 Heroic (4) 4 Mosaic paste (5) 5 Fairground target (4,5) 6 Experience that teaches (6) 9 Roofing tile (5) 11 Disagree (4,5) 13 Be in debt (3) 15 Conditions (5) 16 Month (6) 18 Go back on a promise (6) 19 Sketch (5) 21 Christmas (4) 22 Tenth of a decade (4)
Solutions in tomorrow’s Daily Mirror