Quizword & Crossword
Two sets of clues, two different answers – all on the same grid. Choose one or the other.
Quizword ACROSS
1 and 15 Down The —, 1955 novel by Leon Uris (5,5) 7
George —, author of 1707 stage play The Beaux’ Stratagem (8)
8 Second brightest star in the constellation Perseus, also known as the Demon Star (5)
10 Son of Odysseus and Penelope in Greek mythology (10)
12 and 14 1935 novel by John Steinbeck featuring the character Big Joe Portagee (8,4)
14 See 12 Across
16 African republic; capital N’Djamena (4)
17 Indian diamond; part of the Crown Jewels of the United Kingdom (3-1-4)
20 Village in Gloucestershire near the England-Wales border housing a moated Norman castle (2,8)
23 and 9 Down US ventriloquist whose puppets included Lamb Chop and Hush Puppy (5,5)
24 — of France, wife of Edward II of England (8)
25 Tom —, US actor who starred in 1958 sci-fi film I Married a Monster from Outer Space (5)
DOWN
1 1983 novel by D M Thomas (6)
2 Amanda —, actress who starred as Anne Elliot in 1995 BBC TV film drama Persuasion (4)
3 and 19 1985 Western film directed by and starring Clint Eastwood (4,5)
4 Young unfledged pigeon (5)
5 1946 novel by Agatha Christie (3,6)
6 In electronics, a control such as a variable resistor used to set initial conditions (6)
9 See 23 Across
11 — Lake, body of water in Northwest Territories, Canada, on the Arctic Circle (5,4)
13 Fifth sign of the zodiac (3)
15 See 1 Across
16 Main protein present in milk and cheese (6)
18 SI derived unit of angle (6)
19 See 3 Down
21 Small rodent of Eurasia and North America (4)
22 Antony —, actor who played Dr Moth in 1998 comedy-drama film Shakespeare in Love (4)
Solutions in tomorrow’s Daily Mirror
Crossword ACROSS
1 Phase (5)
7 Lazy person (8)
8 Bode (5)
10 Early bicycle (10)
12 Female worker in a restaurant (8)
14 Detest (4)
16 Prolonged dull pain (4)
17 International waters (4,4)
20 Obligatory (10)
23 Sixteen ounces (5)
24 Throttle (8)
25 Cranium (5)
DOWN
1 Follow secretly (6)
2 Larva of an insect (4)
3 Put money away (4)
4 Turning tool (5)
5 Turf accountant (9)
6 Go without food (6)
9 Bellows (5)
11 Terrifying dream (9)
13 Move over snow (3)
15 Having a keen cutting edge (5)
16 Point the finger at (6)
18 Light shoe (6)
19 Humorous (5)
21 Bottom of the foot (4)
22 Egg part (4)
Solutions in tomorrow’s Daily Mirror