Quizword & Crossword
Two sets of clues, two different answers – all on the same grid. Choose one or the other.
QUIZWORD CLUES ACROSS
6 1972 film Western starring Steve McQueen in the title role (6,6) 8 Ductile white metallic element; symbol Nb (7)
9 and 15 1996 Olympic men’s shot put gold medallist (5,6) 10 Capital of Peru (4) 12 Fred —, 1945-46 National Hunt racing champion jockey whose four Grand National wins as a trainer included ESB in 1956 (6)
14 and 2 Down Singeractor who starred as Thomas Jerome Newton in 1976 sci-fi film The Man Who Fell to Earth (5,5) 15 See 9 Across 16 Village in Gloucestershire; home and final resting place of author Laurie Lee (4) 19 Graeme —, cyclist; author of 2003 autobiography Flying Scotsman (5) 21 Native American ceremonial peace pipe (7) 22 David —, broadcaster; winner of the Living Icons award presented by BBC TV programme The Culture Show in 2006 (12)
DOWN
1 The —, 1935 film drama starring Victor McLaglen as Gypo Nolan (8) 2 See 14 Across
3 Barack —, US president from 2009-17 (5) 4 1983 sci-film film starring Klaus Kinski, Don Keith Opper and Brie Howard (7) 5 Christopher —, 1984 Olympic figure skating ice dancing gold medallist with Jayne Torvill (4) 6 The —, 1894 volume of stories by Rudyard Kipling (6,4) 7 1892 ‘Cockney Song’ by Charles Ingle and Albert Chevalier (2,3,5) 11 Dance step or movement in ballet (3) 12 Brian —, actor noted for his Whitehall Theatre farces such as Dry Rot and Simple Spymen (3) 13 Agent for Silvia, in her escape, in William Shakespeare play The Two Gentlemen of Verona (8) 14 Goddess of agricultural fertility in Greek mythology (7) 17 Underwater breathing apparatus utilising compressed gas supplied at a regulated pressure (5) 18 1989 film drama starring Matthew Broderick and Denzel Washington (5) 20 Cesar —, Swiss hotelier who died in 1918 (4) Solutions in tomorrow’s Daily Mirror
CROSSWORD CLUES ACROSS
6 Especially (12) 8 Failure to give proper care or attention to (7) 9 Correct (5) 10 Musical pitch indicator (4) 12 Loudness (6) 14 Ague (5) 15 Rubbish dropped in the street (6) 16 Garden hut (4) 19 Enter data (5) 21 Ground (7) 22 Type of horse race (12)
DOWN
1 Scrap, bit (8) 2 Any two-footed animal (5) 3 Glazing paste (5) 4 Brave soldier or fighter (7) 5 Stopper (4) 6 Antibiotic (10) 7 Number of people present (10) 11 That woman (3) 12 Check or examine very carefully (3) 13 Violent change or disruption (8) 14 Plume (7) 17 Walking pole (5) 18 Block used in building (5) 20 Sympathy (4)
Solutions in tomorrow’s Daily Mirror