Quizword & Crossword
Two sets of clues, two different answers – all on the same grid. Choose one or the other.
Quizword ACROSS
1 and 17 Author of 1955 novel An Episode of Sparrows (5,6) 4 River in northern Italy that flows to the Adriatic via Verona (5) 10 Wingless parasitic insect that lives on the skin of mammals (5) 11 Plant related to the onion cultivated for its edible bulb (7) 12 Breed of short-legged terriers developed in Wales (8) 13 Resort town in north Wales at the entrance to the Vale of Clwyd (4) 15 Clare —, singer and actress whose roles include Susan in 1981 comedy-drama film Gregory’s Girl (6) 17 See 1 Across 19 1948 Alfred Hitchcock film thriller based on a stage play by Patrick Hamilton (4) 20 In Japanese cookery, a dish of meat basted with soy sauce and rice wine and broiled over an open fire (8) 23 Tony —, rugby union wing whose 1955 Ireland Test debut was against France (7) 24 Maria —, US mezzo-soprano; mother of actress Rebecca Hall (5) 25 — River, tributary of the Missouri River in the US that flows into the Lake of the Ozarks reservoir (5)
26 John Philip —, US composer of the march The Stars and Stripes Forever (5)
DOWN
2 Small fleshy flap of tissue at the back of the throat; an extension of the soft palate (5) 3 Popular English morality play of the early 16th century (8) 5 Sixteenth of an ounce in the avoirdupois system of weights (4)
6 and 9 1965 novel by P G Wodehouse featuring the character Tipton Plimsoll (7,2,9) 7 1980 action film starring Sam J Jones in the title role (5,6) 8 Lion in the
The Chronicles of Narnia heptalogy by C S Lewis (5) 9 See 6 Down 14 Cristian —, actor whose roles have included Jason Turner in ITV drama series Footballers’ Wives (8) 16 Poet in Greek mythology who married Eurydice (7) 18 Joseph —, German conceptual artist whose works include Felt Suit, Sled and Capri Battery (5) 21 First sign of the zodiac (5) 22 Type of wooden shoe (4) Solutions in tomorrow’s Daily Mirror
Crossword ACROSS
1 Before the time stated (5) 4 Very deep chasm (5) 10 Perch (5) 11 Underwater missile (7) 12 Unnecessary (8)
13 On a single occasion (4) 15 Of horses (6) 17 Perpetrate (a crime) (6) 19 Neck part (4) 20 Unmarried man (8) 23 Prime piece of beef (7) 24 Iron, eg (5)
25 From China or Laos, eg (5) 26 Banquet (5)
DOWN
2 Over, on top of (5) 3 Much less (3,5) 5 Farm building (4) 6 Breastbone (7) 7 Intoxication (11) 8 Secret hoard (5)
9 For an instant (11) 14 Exuberant friendliness (8) 16 Cricket officials (7) 18 Finnish-style steam bath (5) 21 Water lily (5) 22 Settee (4) Solutions in tomorrow’s Daily Mirror