Quizword & Crossword
Two sets of clues, two different answers – all on the same grid. Choose one or the other.
QUIZWORD CLUES ACROSS
1 John —, English actor married to Neve Campbell until 2011 (5) 7 Capital of Bosnia and Herzegovina (8) 8 Kathy —, author of 1984 novel Blood and Guts in High School (5) 10 Shrub of Mexico and Central America with showy scarlet bracts (10) 12 Terence —, author of stage plays French Without Tears and Separate Tables (8) 14 Katarina —, 1988 Olympic figure skating gold medallist (4) 16 River upon which Taunton, Somerset, stands (4) 17 1980 film drama starring Robert Redford and Yaphet Kotto (8) 20 1965 sci-fi film directed by Jean-Luc Godard starring Eddie Constantine as Lemmy Caution (10) 23 Philippine plant related to the banana whose leafstalks are the source of Manila hemp (5) 24 1991 European Eventing Championships individual gold medallist (3,5)
25 and 2 Down Clerk in 1850 Charles Dickens novel David Copperfield (5,4)
DOWN
1 P J —, England Test cricketer who took a hat-trick against West Indies in Leeds in 1957 (6) 2 See 25 Across 3 Sammy —, lyricist who won a Best Original Song Oscar for Three Coins in a Fountain (4) 4 John —, 2003 World Championships 200m gold medallist (5) 5 BBC TV drama-comedy series that ran from 2003-15 featuring the fictional Unsolved Crime and Open Case Squad of the Metropolitan Police Service (3,6) 6 Humphrey —, Best Actor in a Leading Role Oscar winner for The African Queen (6) 9 1998 action film starring Robert De Niro and Jean Reno (5) 11 Tree of southern Europe also called the umbrella pine and Italian — (5,4) 13 Port in SW Scotland housing the Wallace Tower (3) 15 River in the Democratic Republic of the Congo after which a severe infectious viral disease is named (5) 16 Servant of Lucentio in William Shakespeare play The Taming of the Shrew (6) 18 Largest city in Saudi Arabia (6) 19 Russell —, television arts presenter and chat show host who died in 1988 (5) 21 Inscription placed over the head of Christ head during the Crucifixion (inits) 22 — Handicap, flat race run at York in August last won by Nakeeta in 2017 (4)
Solutions in tomorrow’s Daily Mirror CROSSWORD CLUES
ACROSS 1 Emerge from an egg (5) 7 Glum or solemn expression (4,4) 8 Utter confusion (5) 10 Musical instrument (6,4) 12 Response (8) 14 Girl (4) 16 Cummerbund (4) 17 Assign responsibilities to another (8) 20 Versatile cricketer (3-7) 23 Tear into small pieces (3,2) 24 Star sign (8) 25 Showjumping obstacle (5) DOWN 1 Blustering bully (6) 2 Lump of earth (4) 3 Explosive device (4) 4 Concur (5) 5 Twin-hulled vessel (9) 6 Population count (6) 9 Direction (5) 11 Stately tomb (9) 13 Mineral (3) 15 Underground drain (5) 16 Sacred beetle (6) 18 Pass by like time (6) 19 Regretful (5) 21 Common sense (4) 22 Food grain (4)
Solutions in tomorrow’s Daily Mirror