Quizword & Crossword
Two sets of clues, two different answers – all on the same grid. Choose one or the other. QUIZWORD CLUES ACROSS
1 2008 British Academy Television Awards Comedy Programme prize-winner (10) 8 Variety of wheat with pale red kernels cultivated as grain for horses (7) 9 Alice —, Brazilian actress who played Frey in 2013 action film Elysium (5) 10 See 11 Across
11 and 10 US journalist whose book Ten Days that Shook the World concerned the 1917 October Revolution in Russia (4,4) 12 Type of West Indian pop music; a forerunner of reggae (3) 14 Greek goddess of the moon (6) 15 Brooks —, golfer; 2018 US Open Championship winner (6) 18 Mount —, mountain in central Crete associated with the worship of Zeus in ancient times (3) 20 Subatomic particle similar to, but with a much greater mass than, an electron (4) 21 Gilles —, French chef married to actress-model Elizabeth Nottoli (4) 23 Small Asian evergreen tree with yellow oval edible fruits (5) 24 Unicameral parliament of modern Israel (7) 25 Author of novels The Turning Point and The Way Back Home (5,5)
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Pippa —, winner in 2003 of the Rolex Grand Slam of Eventing (7) 2 Colourless gaseous element; symbol Ne (4) 3 Ben —, author of stage plays The Alchemist and Volpone who died in 1637 (6) 4 1994 adventure-comedy film starring Chris Elliott (5,3) 5 Bill —, US jazz pianist whose Grammy Award-winning albums include 1963’s Conversations with Myself (5)
6, 13 and 17 1972 novel by P G Wodehouse (6,5,3,5,6) 7 Angelo —, film composer whose scores include those for Secretary and Mulholland Dr (11) 13 See 6 Down 16 Johann Christoph —, composer who arranged the music for 1728’s The Beggar’s Opera by John Gay (7) 17 See 6 Down 19 Lucien —, cyclist; 1966 Tour de France winner (5) 22 Widely cultivated tree with a sweet gritty-textured juicy fruit (4)
Solutions in tomorrow’s Daily Mirror
CROSSWORD CLUES ACROSS
1 Insecure, unsafe (10) 8 Tympanic membrane (7) 9 Push lightly (5) 10 Remain (4) 11 Very serious or gloomy (4) 12 Groove (3) 14 Invisible (6) 15 Mohair (6) 18 Chafe (3) 20 Catch in a snare (4) 21 Back of the lower leg (4) 23 School tests (5) 24 Venetian boat (7) 25 Shabby or worn (4,2,4)
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1 Maybe (7) 2 Makes mistakes (4) 3 Respect highly (6) 4 Disgrace or public shame (8) 5 Directly below (5) 6 Bushy-tailed rodent (3,8) 7 Compromise with (4,7) 13 Throw overboard (8) 16 Enjoying continued success (2,1,4) 17 Tennis racket string (6) 19 Well done! (5) 22 Poker stake (4)
Solutions in tomorrow’s Daily Mirror