Quizword & Crossword
Two sets of clues, two different answers – all on the same grid. Choose one or the other.
QUIZWORD CLUES ACROSS
1 The —, 1974 children’s book by Jill Murphy (5,5) 8 Tracy-Ann —, actress who played Chrissie Watts in BBC TV soap East-Enders (7) 9 Giuseppe —, composer of 1851 opera Rigoletto (5) 10 Very short skirt worn by a ballerina (4) 11 Mountain range in south central Europe (4) 12 Martin —, 2005, 2007 and 2008 winner of the London Marathon (3) 14 and 16 Down 2009 novel by Danielle Steel (3,3,2,1,4) 15 Largest city in Saudi Arabia (6) 18 Terrestrial newt such as the red — of North America (3) 20 and 25 Yachting and fishing resort in SE Florida, US (4,10) 21 Mary —, first actress to play Romana in BBC TV series Doctor Who (4) 23 Department of SE France; capital Grenoble (5) 24 Dorothy —, actress who played the title role in 1958 biopic The Bonnie Parker Story (7) 25 See 20 Across
DOWN
1 and 6 1976-81 BBC TV drama series starring James Bolam as Jack Ford (4,3,4,5,2) 2 Coniferous tree of New Zealand also called a red pine (4) 3 City and major railway junction in Guntur, Andhra Pradesh, India, near the Krishna River delta (6) 4 Russian daily newspaper founded in 1917 as the official organ of the government (8) 5 Patricia Highsmith novel first published in 1951 as The Price of Salt under pseudonym Claire Morgan (5) 6 See 1 Down 7 Norwegian town; 1994 Winter Olympic Games host city (11) 13 Andrew —, Best Actor in a Leading Role Oscar nominee for Hacksaw Ridge (8) 16 See 14 Across 17 Ruth —, New York City-born monologist whose repertoire included The Italian Lesson and Opening a Bazaar (6) 19 Eighth letter of the Greek alphabet (5) 22 1977 novel by Robin Cook (4)
Solutions in tomorrow’s Daily Mirror
CROSSWORD CLUES ACROSS
1 Signal to go (5,5) 8 Guarantees (7) 9 Trust (5) 10 Rowing blades (4) 11 Too (4) 12 Dark sticky substance (3) 14 Holy (6) 15 Rushed or busy (6) 18 Auction item (3) 20 Match that neither team wins (4) 21 Move in water (4) 23 Cavalry sword (5) 24 Funny drawing (7) 25 Specialist physician (10)
DOWN
1 Of the stomach (7) 2 Nobleman (4) 3 Snuggle (6) 4 Abloom (2,6) 5 Lift up (5) 6 Pitiless, relentless (11) 7 Failing or defect (11) 13 Unnecessary (8) 16 Tug used for pulling other vessels (7) 17 Call off (6) 19 Forbidden (5) 22 Opera song (4)
Solutions in tomorrow’s Daily Mirror