Quizword & Crossword
Two sets of clues, two different answers – all on the same grid. Choose one or the other.
QUIZWORD CLUES
ACROSS 1 Author of 1915 novel The Thirty-Nine Steps (4,6) 8 Kriss —, 1990 Commonwealth 400m hurdles gold medallist (7) 9 Owen —, Welsh actor; 1997 Best Featured Actor in a Play Tony Award winner for A Doll’s House (5) 10 Widely cultivated tree with a sweet grittytextured juicy fruit (4)
11 and 16 Down 1977 Mel Brooks film comedy starring the director as Richard H Thorndyke (4,7) 12 17th letter in the Greek alphabet (3) 14 African antelope with lyre-shaped horns (6) 15 Port in northern France overlooking the Strait of Dover (6) 18 Adult female of the domestic fowl (3)
20 and 2 Down 1998 action film starring Jackie Chan and Chris Tucker (4,4) 21 Genus of deer that includes the chital (4) 23 1976 Alex Haley novel subtitled The Saga of an American Family (5) 24 Hawaiian musical instrument developed from the Portuguese guitar (7) 25 Zoologist portrayed by Sigourney Weaver in 1988 biopic Gorillas in the Mist (4,6)
DOWN
1 Strasbourg-born artist also known by the first name Hans whose works include 1938 sculpture Growth (4,3) 2 See 20 Across 3 Nephew of Squire Allworthy in 1749 Henry Fielding novel The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling (6) 4 1984 action-comedy starring Clint Eastwood and Burt Reynolds (4,4) 5 Red —, Texan oil field firefighting specialist who died in 2004 (5) 6 Triangular keyboard instrument widely used in the baroque era (11) 7 1990 comedy starring Linda Blair, Ned Beatty and Leslie Nielsen (11) 13 Patricia —, Best Actress in a Supporting Role Oscar nominee for Pieces of April (8) 16 See 11 Across 17 Standard monetary unit of Portugal replaced by the Euro (6) 19 Mother-in-law of Ruth in the Old Testament (5) 22 Martin —, 2001 World Championships high jump gold medallist (4) Solutions in tomorrow’s Daily Mirror
CROSSWORD CLUES
ACROSS 1 Fickle (10) 8 Type of wine (7) 9 Human trunk (5) 10 Little devils (4) 11 Hurt one’s toe (4) 12 Cigarette deposit (3) 14 Against (6) 15 Hand tool (6) 18 Cleaning item (3) 20 Lump of earth or clay (4) 21 Slimming plan (4) 23 Relating to birth (5) 24 Surpass (7) 25 Bed type (4-6) DOWN 1 Fast sailing ship (7) 2 Pimples (4) 3 Responsible for an offence (6) 4 German motorway (8) 5 Insect grub (5) 6 Accomplishment (11) 7 Precisely (2,3,6) 13 Brawny (8) 16 Light shoe (7) 17 Spanish dance (6) 19 Paved garden area (5) 22 Conspiracy (4)
Solutions in tomorrow’s Daily Mirror