Quizword & Crossword
Two sets of clues, two different answers – all on the same grid. Choose one or the other.
Quizword ACROSS
1 Rainer Maria —, Prague-born poet whose works include Duino Elegies (5) 7 Italian dessert made with sponge soaked in coffee and Marsala, soft cheese and powdered chocolate (8) 8 General Tom —, 19th-century circus performer born Charles Sherwood Stratton (5) 10 Ignace Jan —, pianist and composer who became Prime Minister of Poland in 1919 (10) 12 1992 action film starring Emilio Estevez and Mick Jagger (8) 14 Imperial dynasty of China from 1271-1368 (4) 16 Eurasian plant with bright yellow flowers whose seeds yield a useful oil (4) 17 See 11 Down 20 Author of 1971 novel The Winds of War (6,4) 23 Christina —, actress who played Maggie Ryan in US television series Pan Am (5) 24 Cave in Cantabria, Spain famous for its Palaeolithic paintings (8) 25 Nick —, Liberal Democrat leader from 2007-2015 (5)
Solutions in tomorrow’s Daily Mirror
DOWN
1 and 18 The —, ballet with music by Igor Stravinsky first performed in 1913 (4,2,6) 2 Ross —, actor who played Grant Mitchell in BBC TV soap EastEnders (4) 3 and 21 1988 novel by David Lodge (4,4) 4 Cud-chewing mammal of desert regions that can survive long periods without food or water (5) 5 1888 play by August Strindberg first performed the following year (4,5) 6 Asian tree with edible oval fruit (6) 9 Stringed musical instrument with a long fretted neck and circular body (5) 11 and 17 Across 1871 novel by Thomas Hardy featuring the character Edward Springrove (9,8) 13 Long, tapered rod used to strike a ball in the game of snooker (3) 15 Bone of the body also called a thighbone (5) 16 Hasim —, WBC, IBF and IBO Heavyweight champion from April to November 2001 (6) 18 See 1 Down 19 City in Emilia-Romagna, Italy associated with cheese and ham manufacture (5) 21 See 3 Down 22 Port and capital of Schleswig-Holstein, Germany (4)
Crossword ACROSS
1 Stall (5) 7 Client (8) 8 Fertile spot in a desert (5) 10 Happening (10) 12 Outer (8) 14 Speck of soot or dirt (4) 16 Destroy (4) 17 Novice (8) 20 One who goes illegally onto land (10) 23 Helicopter hub (5) 24 Second self (5,3) 25 Raising agent (5)
Solutions in tomorrow’s Daily Mirror
DOWN
1 Third-place medal (6) 2 Group of three (4) 3 Spiritual guide (4) 4 Tempest (5) 5 Correction (9) 6 Requiring speedy action (6) 9 Group of twenty (5) 11 Free, unrestricted (2,7) 13 Primate (3) 15 Alcoholic drink (5) 16 Procedure regularly followed (6) 18 Rue (6) 19 Reject scornfully (5) 21 Long story (4) 22 Romantic flower (4)