Quizword & Crossword
Two sets of clues, two different answers – all on the same grid. Choose one or the other.
Quizword ACROSS
1 Part of the human leg between the hip and the knee (5) 4 Indian musical instrument with movable frets (5) 10 Greek poet to whom the Iliad is attributed (5) 11 Capital of Georgia; Russian name Tiflis (7) 12 Long-running BBC TV current affairs programme first broadcast in 1953 (8) 13 Anders —, Swedish painter whose works include a 1897 portrait of Mrs Walter Rathbone Bacon (4) 15 Takeo —, prime minister of Japan from 1976-78 (6) 17 State of Peninsular Malaysia; capital George Town (6) 19 River in England that flows to the Wash near King’s Lynn (4) 20 1992 film comedy starring American hip-hop duo Kid ‘n Play (5,3) 23 Best Actor in a Supporting Role Oscar nominee for his role as Petronius in Quo Vadis (3,4) 24 Yuzuru —, 2014 and 2018 Olympic singles figure skating gold medallist (5) 25 See 21 Down 26 Mediterranean plant with liquorice-flavoured aromatic seeds (5)
DOWN
2 Dorothy —, 1962 Commonwealth 100yd and 200yd gold medallist (5) 3 Mother of Hamlet in the William Shakespeare play of that name (8) 5 Long-legged wading bird such as the sacred — or straw-necked — (4) 6 US state; capital Phoenix (7) 7 1962 novel by Kathleen Anne Porter (4,2,5) 8 Any of the three upright wooden sticks used in cricket to form part of a wicket (5) 9 1988 film comedy starring Robert De Niro and Charles Grodin (8,3) 14 and 22 1985 debut novel by Bret Easton Ellis (4,4,4) 16 David —, British actor who portrayed Jacob Freud in 1962 biopic Freud (7) 18 Emily —, British actress who played the title role in 2018 family film Mary Poppins Returns (5) 21 and 25 Across 1985 film drama starring Jane Fonda and Anne Bancroft (5,2,3) 22 See 14 Down
Crossword ACROSS
1 Stoppers (5) 4 Unexpected plot element (5) 10 Artist’s stand (5) 11 Show religious devotion to (7) 12 Small group of ships (8) 13 Group of three (4) 15 Truly (6) 17 Apple type (6) 19 Intentions (4) 20 Cutlery item (8) 23 Cautious (7) 24 Time of darkness (5) 25 Woven fabric (5) 26 Horse controls (5)
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2 Round-up rope (5) 3 Easily taken in (8) 5 Paid employment (4) 6 Globes (7) 7 Artistic or dramatic production (11) 8 Bloat (5) 9 Chance (11) 14 Pest (8) 16 Senior naval officer (7) 18 Touches (5) 21 Keyboard instrument (5) 22 Electronic picture of a face (1-3)
Solutions in tomorrow’s Daily Mirror