Quizword & Crossword
Two sets of clues, two different answers – all on the same grid. Choose one or the other.
QUIZWORD CLUES ACROSS
3 and 13 1991 stage play by Edward Albee; 1994 Pulitzer Prize for Drama winner (5,4,5) 8 David —, Best Director Oscar winner for The Bridge on the River Kwai (4) 9 Friedrich —, German poet who authored stage plays The Robbers and Maria Stuart (8)
10 and 14 Best Actress in a Leading Role Oscar nominee for My Man Godfrey (6,7) 13 See 3 Across 14 See 10 Across
15 and 20 Down Londonborn ventriloquist whose dolls included Lord Charles (3,4) 16 Genus of flowering plants in the grass family grown for grain and fodder (7) 17 Oily secretion of the sebaceous glands (5) 21 K R —, Australia Test cricketer who took 5-26 against West Indies in Sydney in 1952 (6) 22 Capital of Sardinia (8) 23 Samantha —, actress who played Miss Moneypenny in 1995 action film GoldenEye (4) 24 US state; capital Nashville (9)
DOWN
1 1986 film comedy starring John Cleese and Penelope Wilton (9) 2 Drew —, actress who played the title role in 1992 film drama Poison Ivy (9) 4 Old Testament Hebrew prophet of the 8th-century BC (5) 5 2014 children’s novel by Matt Haig (4,3) 6 White, grey, brown or pale green mineral found in metamorphic rocks (4) 7 A Z —, 2014 Cricket Writers’ Club Young Cricketer of the Year (4) 11 1965 comedy Western film starring Jane Fonda in the title role (3,6) 12 US actor who played Benjamin Danz in 2005 action film Mr & Mrs Smith (4,5) 14 Pat —, Bristol Rugby coach appointed in 2017 (3) 15 Animated television series for children featuring characters Tommy Pickles and Susie Carmichael (7) 18 Crippled character in 1839 Charles Dickens novel Nicholas Nickleby (5) 19 Christian —, Best Actor in a Supporting Role Oscar winner for The Fighter (4) 20 See 15 Across
Solutions in tomorrow’s Daily Mirror
CROSSWORD CLUES ACROSS
3 Vicious act (9) 8 Uncommon (4) 9 Area rich in petroleum deposits (8) 10 Star sign (6) 13 Scottish landowner (5) 14 File of papers (7) 15 Merriment (3) 16 Not very (4,3) 17 Jewelled ornamental band (5) 21 Noble gas (6) 22 Enormous extinct creature (8) 23 Rotate (4) 24 Racing sledge (9)
DOWN
1 Crisp skin on roast pork (9) 2 Of short duration (9) 4 Oak tree fruit (5) 5 Party decoration (7) 6 Wet weather (4) 7 Story (4) 11 Very funny (9) 12 Medical care (9) 14 Pair of performers (3) 15 Plant’s greenery (7) 18 Draw up and drop the shoulders (5) 19 Public pool (4) 20 Jumps on one foot (4)
Solutions in tomorrow’s Daily Mirror