Quizword & Crossword

Two sets of clues, two different answers – all on the same grid. Choose one or the other.

Quizword ACROSS

1, 24 and 25 1984 novel by Sue Townsend (3,7,5,2,6,4) 8 Peter —, medieval French theologian noted for his affair with Heloise d’Argenteuil (7) 9 Coniferous tree with egg-shaped cones and needlelike leaves (5) 10 Enamelled or acquered metalware popular in the

18th century (4) 11 Island in Indonesia; capital Denpasar (4) 12 Muslim festival, such as — al-Fitr or — al-Adha (3)

14 See 7 Down

15 Novel by Mario Puzo published posthumously in 2000 (6)

18 John —, director of action films Paycheck and Windtalkers (3) 20 Japanese thick wheat flour noodle (4) 21 River in Scotland that flows through the Grampian Mountains to the Moray Firth (4) 23 City in Alentejo, Portugal; a UNESCO World Heritage Site (5) 24 See 1 Across 25 See 1 Across

DOWN

1 1988 horror film starring Kevin Dillon and Shawnee Smith (3,4)

2 Nestling hawk reared for training in falconry (4) 3 Dennis —, five-time NBA champion married to actress Carmen Electra from 1998-99 (6) 4 Serena —, 2012-14 US Open singles tennis championship winner (8)

5 1964 novel by Dick Francis (5) 6 Jockey who rode 2006 Derby winner Sir Percy (6,5) 7 and 14 Across 1892

comic novel by George and Weedon Grossmith (3,5,2,1,6) 13 Town in northern Uganda near the border with South Sudan housing an airport (8) 16 Fencing counterattack following a successful parry (7) 17 Lionel —, prime minister of France from 1997-2002 (6) 19 Chris —, actor who played Tommy O’Dwyer in 2005 comedy-drama film Festival (5) 22 Luis —, Portugal midfielder; 2001 FIFA World Player of the Year (4) Solutions in tomorrow’s Daily Mirror

Crossword ACROSS

1 Dishearten (10) 8 Shipping hazard (7) 9 Short high-pitched signal (5) 10 Modelling material (4) 11 List of dishes (4) 12 Golf standard (3) 14 Final part (6) 15 Protection for the head (6) 18 Legendary bird (3) 20 Magician’s stick (4) 21 Formerly (4)

23 Star sign (5) 24 Understand clearly (7) 25 Referee’s item (6,4)

DOWN

1 Obstinately resistant to change (3-4) 2 Humble (4)

3 Rue (6)

4 Navvy (8) 5 Shuteye (5) 6 Absorbent paper for wiping up spills (7,4) 7 Tool for setting horizontal surfaces (6,5) 13 Frozen missile (8) 16 Human race (7)

17 One after the other (2,1,3) 19 Strong thick rope (5) 22 Molten volcanic rock (4) Solutions in tomorrow’s Daily Mirror