Quizword & Crossword
Two sets of clues, two different answers – all on the same grid. Choose one or the other.
Quizword ACROSS
1 Samuel —, US inventor and painter whose works include 1830’s The Chapel of the Virgin at Subiaco (5)
7 Fabric made of silk and wool or cotton and rayon used especially for coats (8)
8 Greek island; largest in the Cyclades group in the Aegean Sea (5)
10 and 23 1935 stage play by Clifford Odets (7,3,5)
12 2015 film drama starring Jake Gyllenhaal and Forest Whitaker (8)
14 Aromatic Eurasian plant whose leaves are used for flavouring in pickles (4)
16 Sixth letter in the Greek alphabet (4)
17 Ryan —, actor who played the title role in 2016 action-comedy film Deadpool (8)
20 Town on the Wirral on the left bank of the River Mersey opposite Liverpool (10)
23 See 10 Across
24 1979 action film starring
Burt Lancaster and Peter O’Toole (4,4)
25 and 9 Down Driver born in Pennsylvania, US, who died in a crash at the 1964 Indianapolis 500 (5,5)
DOWN
1 Chris —, Oscar-winning cinematographer who directed 1988 film drama A World Apart (6)
2 and 6 British rock band whose albums include 2006 UK no 1 Eyes Open (4,6)
3 Immanuel —, German idealist philosopher who died in 1804 (4)
4 Michael —, Best Actor in a Leading Role Oscar nominee for Educating Rita (5)
5 City in South Yorkshire associated with high quality steel manufacture (9)
6 See 2 Down
9 See 25 Across
11 Nectar-feeding insect with two pairs of large brightly-coloured wings (9)
13 Playing card with one spot (3) 15 Shaquille —,
NBA player and actor who took the title role in films Steel and Kazaam (5)
16 City in Silesia, Poland; one of the oldest mining settlements in the country (6)
18 Patrick —, male lead in 1987 film drama Dirty Dancing (6)
19 1881 novel by Johanna Spyri (5)
21 Geoffrey —, Chancellor of the Exchequer from 1979-83 (4)
22 The —, 1987 film drama starring Anjelica Huston and Donal McCann (4)
Solutions in tomorrow’s Daily Mirror
Crossword ACROSS
1 Ending in death (5)
7 Confrontation that settles a dispute (8)
8 Great fear (5)
10 Crisp sweet biscuit (6,4)
12 Level the score in football (8)
14 Scorch (4) 16 Completely empty (4)
17 Ready (8)
20 Final possible course of action (4,6)
23 Group of nine (5) 24 Change, alteration (8)
25 Underground drain (5)
Solutions in tomorrow’s Daily Mirror
DOWN
1 Falsify (6)
2 Racehorse (4)
3 Skinny (4)
4 Swings to and fro (5)
5 Ruthless moneylender (4,5)
6 Hidden gunman (6)
9 Dentist’s tool (5)
11 Eager desire to know (9)
13 Knight’s title (3)
15 Reject scornfully (5)
16 Loudness (6)
18 Cleaning cloth (6)
19 Veracity (5)
21 Shortly (4)
22 Pitch of the voice (4)