Quizword & Crossword
Two sets of clues, two different answers – all on the same grid. Choose one or the other.
QUIZWORD CLUES ACROSS
6 and 7 Down 1913 novel by Sax Rohmer (3,7,2,2,2-6) 8 Slender fish of the snake mackerel family with an almost uniformly dark brown body (7) 9 Dennis —, 1971 winner of the Nobel Prize in Physics for the invention of holography (5) 10 Central space in a church (4) 12 Jean-Philippe —, French composer of 1733 opera Hippolyte et Aricie (6) 14 Jo —, 2014 European Championships 10,000m gold medallist for Great Britain (5) 15 Tiina —, 1983 World Championships javelin gold medallist (6) 16 Idris —, actor who plays the title role in BBC TV drama series Luther (4) 19 Japanese dish of cold cakes of rice with a topping of raw fish (5) 21 Justin —, Wales and Ospreys flanker; 2013 and 2017 British and Irish Lions tourist (7) 22 Republic in West Africa known as Portuguese Guinea until 1974 (6-6)
DOWN
1 Spencer —, British prime minister assassinated in 1812 (8) 2 Australian acacia tree with yellow ballshaped flowers (5) 3 Johannes —, Bavaria-born winner of the 1919 Nobel Prize in Physics (5) 4 South American republic; capital Montevideo (7)
5 Ty —, Detroit Tigers baseball player and manager known as The Georgia Peach (4)
6 and 14 1996 film drama starring Ralph Fiennes and Juliette Binoche (3,7,7) 7 See 6 Across
11 Evergreen or deciduous tree or shrub whose fruit is the acorn (3) 12 Stephen —, Best Actor in a Leading Role Oscar nominee for The Crying Game (3) 13 Perennial submerged marine plant of the genus Zostera with long narrow green leaves (8) 14 See 6 Down 17 — Mountains, range in North Africa whose highest peak is Toubkal (5) 18 City in Croatia on the eastern shores of the Adriatic Sea (5) 20 First king of Israel in the Old Testament (4) Solutions in tomorrow’s Daily Mirror
CROSSWORD CLUES ACROSS
6 Army officer (5,7) 8 Eager to learn or know (7) 9 Expression of greeting (5) 10 Chuck (4) 12 Small cupboard (6) 14 Flier (5) 15 Stuffed to capacity (4,2) 16 Brave man (4) 19 Heals (5) 21 Ruin, downfall (7) 22 After noon (12)
DOWN
1 Act of retaliation (8) 2 Foolish person (5) 3 Rope for catching cattle (5) 4 Mineral pitch (7) 5 Vestibule (4) 6 In person (4,2,4) 7 Harmonica (5,5) 11 Fruit seed (3) 12 Farm animal (3) 13 Particular (8) 14 Throb (7) 17 Female monarch (5) 18 Allow in (5) 20 Castle in chess (4)
Solutions in tomorrow’s Daily Mirror