Quizword & Crossword

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

Quizword ACROSS

1 Fanny —, US singer and comedienne; subject of 1964 Broadway musical Funny Girl (5)

4 2000 action film starring Samuel L Jackson in the title role (5)

10 Regent of the Sun in John Milton poem Paradise Lost (5)

11 Don —, 1976 Olympic 200m gold medallist (7)

12 and 20 2004 novella by Michael Chabon (3,5,8)

13 Cricket shot that touches the ground before crossing the boundary (4)

15 and 6 Down

2012 novel by Katie Fforde (6,3,4)

17 Ancient Latin hymn sung at matins in the Roman Catholic Church (2,4)

19 The —, Test cricket ground in London (4)

20 See 12 Across 23 Japanese dish of seafood or vegetables deep-fried in batter (7)

24 Evergreen tree of the Mediterranean with edible shiny black fruits (5)

25 Member of a Germanic people who invaded and settled large parts of England in the 5th and 6th centuries (5)

26 Jule —, composer of the music for Broadway musicals Gypsy and Hallelujah, Baby! (5)

DOWN

2 Craig —, poet whose volumes include 1979’s A Martian Sends a Postcard Home (5)

3 Muse of epic poetry in Greek mythology (8)

5 1968 musical-comedy film starring The Monkees (4)

6 See 15 Across

7 Jez —, author of stage plays Mojo and Jerusalem (11)

8 Young unfledged pigeon (5)

9 2009 novel by Robert Rankin (11)

14 Francis —, English Renaissance dramatist whose collaborations with John Fletcher include 1616’s The Scornful Lady (8)

16 Graham —, member of the Monty Python comedy team who died in 1989 (7)

18 Supreme god in Germanic mythology (5)

21 Character in Greek mythology bound to a perpetually turning fiery wheel by Hermes on the orders of Zeus (5)

22 Rod —, entertainer associated with puppet Emu who died in 1999 (4)

Solutions in tomorrow’s Daily Mirror Crossword

ACROSS

1 Cutlery item (5)

4 Duck sound (5)

10 Further from the middle (5)

11 Paper-folding art (7)

12 External shell of a vehicle (8)

13 Hay bundle (4)

15 Without difficulty or effort (6)

17 Fine mortar (6)

19 Stink (4)

20 Gaseous element (8)

23 Motorcycle accessory (7)

24 Young eel (5)

25 Deadly sin (5)

26 Wobbly dessert (5)

DOWN

2 Distinguished (5)

3 Goodbye (8)

5 Single complete thing (4)

6 Absurd pretence (7)

7 Deceive or betray (6-5)

8 Fret (5)

9 Two-hundredth anniversary (11)

14 Stay of execution (8)

16 Slim (7)

18 Person’s private book (5)

21 Auctioneer’s hammer (5)

22 Corrosive substance (4)

Solutions in tomorrow’s Daily Mirror