Quizword & Crossword
Two sets of clues, two different answers – all on the same grid. Choose one or the other.
QUIZWORD CLUES ACROSS
6 US bandleader known as The King of Jazz who died in 1967 (4,8) 8 City in Florida, US, housing Lake Eola Park (7) 9 John —, author of 1935 novel Butterfield 8 (1,4) 10 Dark long-necked bird similar to the cormorant (4)
12 and 15 1848 Charles Dickens novel featuring characters Walter Gay and Dr Parker Peps (6,3,3) 14 Auguste —, French sculptor whose works include 1889’s The Burghers of Calais (5) 15 See 12 Across 16 Hindu goddess of destruction (4) 19 Slow-moving Australian marsupial that feeds on eucalyptus leaves (5) 21 Town in West Sussex housing an 11th-century castle (7) 22 2006 novel by Roddy Doyle (5,7)
DOWN
1 Edouard —, French painter whose works include 1894’s Les deux ecoliers (8) 2 Donald —, composer and lyricist best known for his collaborations with Michael Flanders (5) 3 French city; capital of the former duchy of Burgundy (5) 4 Main field of riders in a cycling road race (7) 5 Code word for the letter P in the NATO phonetic alphabet (4) 6 1915 short film written by and starring W C Fields (4,6) 7 1958 novel by Ed McBain (4,6) 11 Unit of weight equal to 2,240 pounds (3) 12 Otto —, German artist whose paintings include 1920’s Skat Players (3) 13 James J —, 1935-37 World Heavyweight boxing champion nicknamed The Cinderella Man (8) 14 Georges —, French painter whose works include 1891 oil The Way to Calvary (7) 17 Tony —, rugby union centre; 2001 France Test debutant against South Africa (5) 18 SI unit of luminous flux (5) 20 Son of Telamon; Greek hero of the Trojan War (4)
CROSSWORD CLUES ACROSS
6 One’s own advantage (4-8) 8 Tanned and dressed hide (7) 9 Main artery (5) 10 Having two parts (4) 12 Personal integrity (6) 14 Punctuation mark (5) 15 Limit the supply of (6) 16 Sediment of wine (4) 19 Jelly found in pork pies (5) 21 Trade ban (7) 22 At once (12)
Solutions in tomorrow’s Daily Mirror
DOWN
1 Nice (8) 2 Close-fitting (5) 3 Begin (5) 4 Betrayal of one’s country (7) 5 Operator (4) 6 Mayonnaise-like dressing (5,5) 7 Children’s tale (5,5) 11 Was victorious (3) 12 Of high temperature (3) 13 Just a few (3,2,3) 14 Hide, obscure (7) 17 Whinny (5) 18 Subside (5) 20 Sympathy (4)