Quizword & Crossword
Two sets of clues, two different answers – all on the same grid. Choose one or the other.
QUIZWORD CLUES ACROSS
1 Berkshire horse racecourse that hosts the King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes (5) 7 Domenico —, Italian composer of 1792 opera The Secret Marriage (8) 8 Member of a Mexican Indian people whose great empire was overthrown by Hernan Cortes in the 16th century (5) 10 Closest point of France to England, on the Cote d’Opale (3,4-3) 12 1982 drama starring Dudley Moore and Mary Tyler Moore (3,5) 14 Laura —, US singersongwriter whose 1967 album debut was More Than a New Discovery (4)
16 and 25 2012 novel by George Pelecanos (4,2,3) 17 Small European tree with poisonous yellow drooping flowers (8) 20 1934 family film starring Shirley Temple and James Dunn (6,4) 23 Strong woven material with diagonal ridges or ribs across its surface (5) 24 Gambling game in which a ball is dropped onto a spinning wheel divided into numbered slots (8) 25 See 16 Across
DOWN
1 One of The Three Musketeers in the novel of that name by Alexandre Dumas (6) 2 Organisation formed in 1961 to administer a common policy for the sale of petroleum (4)
3 Imperial dynasty of China from 1368 to 1644 (4) 4 Port in Andalusia, SW Spain, founded about 1100 BC (5) 5 Brian Oswald —, New York-born Irish author of novels Messer Marco Polo and The Wind Bloweth (4-5) 6 See 18 Down
9 John —, 2003 World Championships 200m gold medallist (5) 11 Legendary sword given to King Arthur by the Lady of the Lake (9) 13 Hawaiian tree whose reddish wood is used for furniture (3) 15 Sidney —, Best Director Oscar nominee for 1957 drama 12 Angry Men (5) 16 Town in Bedfordshire SE of Milton Keynes; location of a safari park (6)
18 and 6 Hungary-born author of 1937 stage play Parfumerie (6,6) 19 2001 animated film starring the voice talent of Mike Myers and Eddie Murphy (5) 21 William —, English painter whose works include The Golden Age and The Judgement of Paris (4) 22 Loretta —, actress who played Major Houlihan in US television sitcom M*A*S*H (4) Solutions in tomorrow’s Daily Mirror
CROSSWORD CLUES ACROSS
1 Skin covering the head (5) 7 Booklet (8) 8 Large strong box (5) 10 Long line of vehicles that cannot move (7,3) 12 With another person or thing (8) 14 Chances (4) 16 Ladder section (4) 17 Military formation (8) 20 Jelly-like dessert (10) 23 Keyboard instrument (5) 24 Floor covering (8) 25 Sound (5)
DOWN
1 Shampoo pouch (6) 2 For fear that (4) 3 Fifty per cent (4) 4 Cleave (5) 5 Rash, unwise (3-6) 6 Postage labels (6) 9 Hackneyed (5) 11 Problem page editor (5,4) 13 Female sheep (3) 15 Unfamiliar language (5) 16 Riffraff (6) 18 Hypnotic state (6) 19 Tell off (5) 21 Fever (4) 22 Therefore (4) Solutions in tomorrow’s Daily Mirror