Quizword & Crossword
Two sets of clues, two different answers – all on the same grid. Choose one or the other.
Quizword ACROSS
1 South American republic; capital Santiago (5) 4 The —, 2007 novel by Robert Harris (5) 10 Joe —, author of stage plays What the Butler Saw and Entertaining Mr Sloane (5) 11 Full-bodied golden-coloured sweet sherry (7) 12 — II, King of England from 978-1013 and 1014-16 (8) 13 Smallest quantity of an element that can take part in a chemical reaction (4) 15 R S —, England Test cricketer who hit 104 against West Indies in Bridgetown in 2009 (6) 17 See 21 Down 19 Katarina —, 1988 Olympic figure skating gold medallist (4) 20 Calvin —, president of the US from 1923-29 (8) 23 State capital of North Carolina, US (7) 24 Irwin —, director of adventure films Five Weeks in a Balloon and Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (5) 25 Iain —, late author of novels The Business and The Wasp Factory (5) 26 One of a number of prophetesses in ancient Greece and Rome such as that of Cumae, who guided Aeneas through the underworld (5)
DOWN
2 2005 film comedy starring Will Smith in the title role (5) 3 The —, 1966 novel by Kristin Hunter (8) 5 Thomas —, author of 1843 poem The Song of the Shirt (4) 6 and 22 British steamed suet pudding containing currants (7,4) 7 and 8 Jacobean tragedy by Thomas Middleton published in 1657 (5,6,5) 8 See 7 Down 9 Actor who starred as Bobby Gold in 1991 film drama Homicide (3,8) 14 Capital of Sardinia (8) 16 Another name for the kneecap (7) 18 Pik —, South Africa Minister of Foreign Affairs from 1977-94 (5) 21 and 17 Across Spotted trout named after a character in 1841 Charles Dickens novel Barnaby Rudge (5,6) 22 See 6 Down
Solutions in tomorrow’s Daily Mirror
Crossword ACROSS
1 Major religion (5) 4 Stumbles (5) 10 Shinbone (5) 11 Assumed identity or character (7) 12 Conforming to established views (8) 13 Tablet (4) 15 Wanting too much (6) 17 Unique or remarkable person (3-3) 19 Norse god (4) 20 Insinuation (8) 23 Not one or the other (7) 24 Corner (5) 25 Foe (5) 26 Of little importance, trivial (5)
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2 Wooden shoe (5) 3 Very large snake (8) 5 Uncommon (4) 6 Stipulated condition (7) 7 Forte (6,5) 8 Garment worn in the kitchen (5) 9 Vegetable type (11) 14 Move in waves (8) 16 Issue (7) 18 Enraged (5) 21 Period of darkness (5) 22 Close friend (4)
Solutions in tomorrow’s Daily Mirror