Quizword & Crossword

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

Quizword ACROSS

3 Sylvain —, rugby union prop; 1998 France debutant against Argentina (9)

8 Mark on the floor behind which a darts player must stand to throw (4)

9 Soren —, Danish golfer; 2015 Dubai Duty Free Irish Open tournament winner (8)

10 1987 romcom starring Jeff Bridges and Kim Basinger (6)

13 and 11 Down Actor and director who played Ross Geller in US television sitcom Friends (5,9)

14 Large aquatic bird that stores fish in a pouch below the lower mandible (7)

15 That part of a cereal plant containing the seeds (3)

16 Industrial town in the West Midlands east of Wolverhampton (7)

17 Stringed instrument resembling a bowed lyre associated with Welsh music (5)

21 1980 no 1 single by Blondie (6)

22 and 12 Down 1990s US sitcom starring Lea Thompson in the title role (8,2,3,4)

23 In weaving, yarn woven across the width of a fabric (4)

24 1981 John Waters film comedy starring Divine and Tab Hunter (9)

DOWN

1 Channel 4 word and number puzzles game show presented by Nick Hewer (9)

2 and 15 1815 novel by E T A Hoffmann (3,6,7)

4 Arthur —, Liverpudlian comedian who starred as Tommy Gander in 1941 film The Ghost Train (5)

5 John —, author of novels The Wapshot Chronicle and The Wapshot Scandal (7)

6 River upon which Knaresborough, North Yorkshire, stands (4)

7 River in central Germany upon which Felsberg and Fritzlar stand (4)

11 See 13 Across 12 See 22 Across

14 and 20 1940 Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart Broadway musical starring Gene Kelly in the title role (3,4)

15 See 2 Down 18 Stella —, US actress who portrayed Sandy West in 2010 biopic The Runaways (5)

19 Port and resort in the Algarve, southern Portugal (4)

20 See 14 Down

Solutions in tomorrow’s Daily Mirror

Crossword ACROSS

3 Uncritical admiration (9)

8 Norse god (4)

9 Blood feud (8)

10 Numerical symbol (6)

13 Unmanned aerial vehicle (5)

14 House in the countryside (7)

15 Pull with a rope (3)

16 Creche (7)

17 Group of eight (5)

21 National song (6)

22 Quarrel (8)

23 This place (4)

24 Way a machine works (9)

DOWN

1 Sure of oneself (9)

2 Large venomous snake (4,5)

4 Continental quilt (5)

5 Medieval weapon for shooting arrows (7)

6 Difficult journey on foot (4)

7 Chooses (4)

11 Acrobatic movement (9)

12 Month (9)

14 Shy (3)

15 Part-exchange for something new (5-2)

18 Romantic appointments (5)

19 Gratis (4)

20 Hurry (4)

Solutions in tomorrow’s Daily Mirror