Quizword & Crossword
Two sets of clues, two different answers – all on the same grid. Choose one or the other.
QUIZWORD CLUES ACROSS
1 Herbaceous plant such as the Iceland — or Opium — (5) 7 1988 comedy-drama film starring Tom Cruise and Bryan Brown (8)
8 and 16 Actress who played Miho in 2005 film thriller Sin City (5,4) 10 The —, 1980 film Western starring the Carradine, Keach, Quaid and Guest brothers (4,6) 12 Jose Maria —, golfer who won the 1999 Masters Tournament (8) 14 Celine —, 1988 Eurovision Song Contest winner representing Switzerland (4) 16 See 8 Across 17 City in Gelderland, The Netherlands considered the oldest in the country (8) 20 2011 family film starring Jason Segel and Amy Adams (3,7) 23 Republic in the Caribbean; capital Port-au-Prince (5) 24 Administrative headquarters of the London Borough of Hillingdon west of RAF Northolt (8)
25 and 13 Down England cricketer; 2003 One-Test wonder against South Africa at Headingley (5,3)
DOWN
1 Pleasure craft driven by foot-operated paddle wheels (6) 2 Nine-ball —, game at which Albin Ouschan and Han Yu were world champions in 2016 (4) 3 Standard monetary unit of Vietnam (4) 4 Collective noun for a flock of geese in flight (5) 5 See 21 Down
6 and 19 Author of novels The War Between the Tates and Foreign Affairs (6,5) 9 Sidney —, Australian painter whose works include 1957’s Rainforest (5) 11 Winner of the World Snooker Championship in 2014, 2016 and 2017 (4,5) 13 See 25 Across 15 See 16 Down 16 and 15 Stand-up comedian and presenter; if comedy panel prize winner at the 2007 Edinburgh Festival Fringe for the exhibition Arturart (6,5) 18 City in North Island, New Zealand housing McLean Park Test cricket ground (6) 19 See 6 Down 21 and 5 1952 P G Wodehouse novel featuring Clarence, Lord Emsworth (4,4,5) 22 Mia —, actress who played Sloane Peterson in 1986 comedy film Ferris Bueller’s Day Off (4) Solutions in tomorrow’s Daily Mirror
CROSSWORD CLUES ACROSS
1 Circus entertainer (5) 7 Lose strength and vitality (8) 8 Woven fabric (5) 10 Concordant (10) 12 Cooking vessel (8) 14 Cure (4) 16 Having little or no light (4) 17 Improving the appearance only (8) 20 Male relative (5-5) 23 Heavily loaded (5) 24 Makes bigger (8) 25 Small change (5)
DOWN
1 Prickly plant (6) 2 Accompanying (4) 3 Giving heat (4) 4 Representative (5) 5 Body spin in dancing (9) 6 Hand tool (6) 9 Place of safety (5) 11 With some reservation (9) 13 Fuss (3) 15 Odour (5) 16 Sharp bend (6) 18 Opportunity (6) 19 Begin (5) 21 Christmas (4) 22 Absence of difficulty (4)
Solutions in tomorrow’s Daily Mirror