Quizword & Crossword
Two sets of clues, two different answers – all on the same grid. Choose one or the other.
Quizword ACROSS
1 and 25 1990 novel by Ruth Rendell (5,5) 4 Amanda —, US actress who played Peach Lips in 1953 musical-drama film Lili (5) 10 Warren —, actor who played the title role in 1973 biopic Dillinger (5)
11 — I, Holy
Roman Emperor from 840-55 (7) 12 Diego —, 2005-06 WBC Lightweight champion (8) 13 Marine food fish related to the cod (4)
15 and 17 Character in 1839 Charles Dickens novel Oliver Twist whose real name is
Jack Dawkins (6,6) 17 See 15 Across 19 European game fish with a cylindrical dark-greenish body (4) 20 William —, 14th-century Lord Mayor of London involved of the death of Wat Tyler (8) 23 Coastal city in Liguria, Italy, northeast of Sanremo (7) 24 Ancient British tribe that rebelled against the Romans under Queen Boudicca (5) 25 See 1 Across 26 Singer and actress who played Sue Lee Shelley in 1999 film drama Ride with the Devil (5)
DOWN
2 Lower scoring of the two sets of rings on an archery target (5) 3 City in northeast Iran; birthplace of poet Omar Khayyam (8) 5 Ancient plucked stringed instrument whose body is shaped like a halved pear (4) 6 Paul —, prime minister of Australia from 1991-96 (7) 7 Employee of Scrooge in 1843 Charles Dickens novella A Christmas Carol (3,8) 8 Tree whose wood is used for bridges as it resists underwater rot (5) 9 Lyricist whose 1931 Broadway musical Of Thee I Sing won a Pulitzer Prize for Drama (3,8) 14 Northern —, North American ground-dwelling bird also called a — quail (8) 16 Rabbit in
1942 animated film Bambi (7) 18 Measure of the weight of diamonds now standardized as 200 milligrams (5) 21 Philip —, author of 2007 novel Here Lies Arthur (5) 22 Eleanor —, actress who played Augusta Colt in 2004 romcom Wimbledon (4)
Crossword ACROSS
1 Perhaps (5) 4 Prepares for publication (5) 10 Artificial waterway (5) 11 Of the sides (7) 12 Abide (8)
13 Indian dress (4) 15 Style of popular music (3-3) 17 Window shades (6) 19 Status (4)
20 Until this time (8) 23 Brass musical instrument (7) 24 Strong fire or flame (5) 25 Unify (5) 26 Postage label (5)
DOWN
2 Cancel, abolish (5) 3 Large hall for dancing (8) 5 Government tax (4) 6 Type of ground (7) 7 Thick soup (6,5) 8 Flat dish (5) 9 Candid (5-6) 14 Letters from
A to Z (8) 16 Flightless black and white bird (7) 18 Breadth (5) 21 Kingdom (5) 22 Pimple (4)
Solutions in tomorrow’s Daily Mirror