Quizword & Crossword
Two sets of clues, two different answers – all on the same grid. Choose one or the other.
QUIZWORD CLUES ACROSS
3 and 16 2007 novel by Linwood Barclay (2,4,3,7) 8 1979 drama starring Ray Winstone and Mick Ford (4) 9 Port in SE Spain on the Costa Blanca (8) 10 Michael —, English character actor noted for his roles in Hammer horror films such as 1970’s Scars of Dracula (6) 13 Fabric used for close-fitting sportswear (5) 14 Town in the London Borough of Hillingdon whose two current MPs are Boris Johnson and Nick Hurd (7) 15 River that flows through Cambridge to the River Ouse (3) 16 See 3 Across 17 and 2 Down 1991 film thriller starring Liam Neeson and Laura San Giacomo (5,9) 21 Stan —, comedy partner of Oliver Hardy (6) 22 Painting by Leonardo da Vinci also called La Gioconda (4,4) 23 Lena —, Best Actress in a Supporting Role Oscar nominee for Enemies, A Love Story (4) 24 Anthony —, Best Director Oscar winner for The English Patient (9)
DOWN
1 Study of the movements and relative positions of celestial bodies in order to divine information about human affairs (9) 2 See 17 Across 4 Kate —, English actress who played Caress Morrell in US TV drama series Dynasty (5) 5 Very hard inert element; symbol Ir (7) 6 Airline; flag carrier of Israel (2,2) 7 Meteorological unit of measurement used to calculate cloud cover (4) 11 Device marked with logarithmic scales used for making calculations (5,4) 12 and 15 1945 novel by Agatha Christie first published under the title Remembered Death (9,7) 14 John —, 19th-century Scottish explorer who authored the book Narrative of an Expedition to the Shores of the Arctic Sea, in 1846 and 1847 (3) 15 See 12 Down 18 Medieval weapon made of a spiked metal ball attached to a handle with a chain (5) 19 Member of a Native American people of NE Arizona (4) 20 Cosmo Gordon —, Archbishop of Canterbury from 1928-42 (4)
Solutions in tomorrow’s Daily Mirror
CROSSWORD CLUES ACROSS
3 Event, occurrence (9) 8 Bellow (4) 9 Animal that eats all kinds of food (8) 10 Longshoreman (6) 13 Grown-up (5) 14 Blackjack (7) 15 Bloke (3) 16 Crossbred hunting dog (7) 17 Native New Zealander (5) 21 Remnant (6) 22 Showing haughty disregard (8) 23 Unlock (4) 24 Lucky (9)
DOWN
1 Bit by bit (9) 2 Holy place (9) 4 Oak tree fruit (5) 5 Retired person’s payment (7) 6 Central part of a church (4) 7 Police spy (4) 11 Astrological forecast (9) 12 Not knowing or conscious (9) 14 Standard (3) 15 Say in passing (7) 18 Superlative of bad (5) 19 Mexican snack (4) 20 Stop (4)
Solutions in tomorrow’s Daily Mirror