Quizword & Crossword
Two sets of clues, two different answers – all on the same grid. Choose one or the other.
QUIZWORD CLUES ACROSS
3 and 9 1843 Richard Wagner opera featuring the character Senta (3,6,8) 8 Ship designed for Fridtjof Nansen’s 1893 Arctic explorations (4) 9 See 3 Across 10 See 17 Across
13 Second nearest planet to the sun (5) 14 Derek —, English artist whose works include 1962 painting The Identi-Kit Man (7) 15 Michael —, director of films Bad Boys, Armageddon and Transformers (3) 16 Frank —, 1951 Tony Award for Best Musical winner for Guys and Dolls (7)
17 and 10 1930 novel by W Somerset Maugham (5,3,3) 21 1950 film drama starring Anna Neagle (6) 22 Chief seaport of Venezuela; capital of Vargas state (2,6)
23 and 1 Down 2009 novel by Barry Unsworth (4,2,7) 24 — IV, Egyptian pharaoh also called Akhenaten who established the cult of Aten (9)
DOWN
1 See 23 Across 2 Kees —, Dutch painter whose works include 1908’s Modjesko, Soprano Singer (3,6) 4 Underworld abode of the souls of the dead in Greek mythology (5) 5 River in Western Australia also known as Raparapa that flows into King Sound (7) 6 Fouad —, France and Catalans Dragons rugby league wing (4) 7 Patricia —, Best Actress in a Leading Role Oscar winner for Hud (4) 11 West Sussex home of the annual British Jumping Derby showjumping event (9) 12 In music, a gradual increase in loudness (9) 14 Horizontal band across a shield in heraldry (3) 15 City in central Victoria, Australia, settled in 1851 after the discovery of gold (7) 18 Dry white wine from Veneto, Italy (5) 19 Jon —, actor who played Don Draper in US television drama series Mad Men (4) 20 Ben —, marooned pirate in 1883 R L Stevenson novel Treasure Island (4)
CROSSWORD CLUES ACROSS
3 Apart from (5,4) 8 Woodwind instrument (4) 9 Satisfactory, acceptable (8) 10 Playground item (6) 13 Fossil resin (5) 14 Cosmetic type (7) 15 Soft wet earth (3) 16 Gaunt (7) 17 Call on (5) 21 Take for granted (6) 22 Rough young person (8) 23 Knitting stitch (4) 24 Goes to live elsewhere (9)
DOWN
1 Hair on the upper lip (9) 2 Rich person (9) 4 Melts (5) 5 Gemstone (7) 6 Therefore (4) 7 Performs (4) 11 Book of synonyms (9) 12 Fraternal (9) 14 Unopened flower (3) 15 Ideal future husband (2,5) 18 Scope (5) 19 Painful (4) 20 Snooker ball colour (4)
Solutions in tomorrow’s Daily Mirror