Quizword & Crossword
Two sets of clues, two different answers – all on the same grid. Choose one or the other.
QUIZWORD CLUES
ACROSS 1 Administrative centre of North Lanarkshire, Scotland (10) 8 Member of a Christian movement that began in 15th-century Bohemia (7) 9 Michael —, 1991 Wimbledon singles tennis championship winner (5) 10 Tom —, rugby union backrower; 2007 England Test debutant against Scotland (4) 11 Device used to muffle the sound of a musical instrument (4) 12 Fred —, lyricist who co-wrote the musical Cabaret with John Kander (3) 14 Chris —, Leeds-born radio and television presenter (6) 15 Penelope —, author of 1987 Booker Prize-winning novel Moon Tiger (6) 18 Collective noun for a flock of pheasants (3) 20 John —, late Best Actor in a Leading Role Oscar nominee for The Elephant Man (4) 21 River that flows to the Bristol Channel at Cardiff (4) 23 Capital of Pas-de-Calais, France known for its tapestries (5) 24 Mario —, Brazil FIFA World Cup Final winner as both player and coach (7) 25 Port and largest city of Louisiana, US (3,7) DOWN 1 See 6 Down 2 Former county town of Meath, Republic of Ireland (4) 3 Son of Chaos and god of darkness in Greek mythology (6) 4 Climbing shrub of the pea family with typically pale bluish-lilac flowers (8) 5 Cleo —, English jazz singer whose husband John Dankworth died in 2010 (5)
6 and 1 1929 novel featuring the murder of lawyer Monte Field; first of the Ellery Queen mysteries (3,5,3,7)
7 and 17 1978 film thriller starring Gregory Peck and Laurence Olivier (3,4,4,6) 13 1936 written work by Klaus Mann subtitled Novel of a Career (8) 16 Seaside resort in Pas-de-Calais, France (7) 17 See 7 Down 19 2013 novel by Tim Winton (5) 22 City in Uttar Pradesh, India famous for the Taj Mahal (4) Solutions in tomorrow’s Daily Mirror
CROSSWORD CLUES
ACROSS 1 Ornamental (10) 8 As a replacement or alternative (7) 9 Helicopter hub (5) 10 Twelve months (4) 11 Level (4) 12 System of rules (3) 14 One after the other (2,4) 15 Stick fast to (6) 18 Finish (3) 20 Applaud (4) 21 Unit of length (4) 23 Happening (5) 24 Card game (7) 25 Cheese type (10) DOWN 1 Far away in space or time (7) 2 Snooker rods (4) 3 Conundrum (6) 4 Strangle (8) 5 Essential (5) 6 Cowardly (4-7) 7 Monarch (7,4) 13 Label showing the cost of an item (5,3) 16 Loss of memory (7) 17 Bird of prey (6) 19 Caused by (3,2) 22 Unfasten (4)
Solutions in tomorrow’s Daily Mirror