Quizword & Crossword

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

Quizword ACROSS

1 Bob —, Best Director Oscar winner for Cabaret (5) 4 Tuft of small stiff feathers on the first digit of a bird also called a bastard wing (5) 10 Capital of Ghana (5) 11 Region of Greece in the central Peloponnese; capital Tripoli (7) 12 1993 novel by Sebastian Faulks (8) 13 Gregory —, Best Actor in a Leading Role Oscar winner for To Kill a Mockingbird (4) 15 Muse of comedy and pastoral poetry in Greek mythology (6) 17 See 25 Across 19 and 6 Down 1924 Olympic 400m gold medallist (4,7) 20 Province of northeast China; capital Shenyang (8) 23 — I, King of Italy assassinated by Gaetano Bresci in Monza in 1900 (7) 24 City in Tamil Nadu, India, on the bank of the River Cauvery (5) 25 and 17 Actor who married Barbra Streisand in 1998 (5,6) 26 Sam —, actor who plays Chesney Brown in ITV soap Coronation Street (5)

DOWN

2 Word representing the letter O in the NATO phonetic alphabet (5) 3 and 14 1997 action film starring Casper Van Dien and Dina Meyer (8,8) 5 1982 novel by Shirley Conran (4) 6 See 19 Across 7 1971 novel by John Updike (6,5) 8 Judy —, regular cast member on US television series Rowan and Martin’s Laugh-In married to Burt Reynolds from 1963-65 (5) 9 — International, New York motor racing circuit that hosted the F1 United States GP from 1961-80 (7,4) 14 See 3 Down 16 John —, 1972 Olympic 400m hurdles gold medallist (4-3) 18 Jeremiah —, 18th-century English surveyor best known for his work with Charles Mason on resolving a boundary dispute between Maryland and Pennsylvania (5) 21 Hardwood of tropical Africa used as a substitute for teak (5) 22 River in Scotland upon which Newton Stewart, Dumfries and Galloway, stands (4)

Solutions in tomorrow’s Daily Mirror