Quizword & Crosssword

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

Quizword ACROSS

1 1927 stage farce by Ben Travers (5)

4 Light fabric with a fine ridged or crinkled surface (5)

10 Georges —, French composer of 1925 ballet

Les Matelots (5)

11 1935 musical comedy film starring Irene Dunne, Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers (7)

12 and 22 Down Pakistan Test cricketer who took 7-52 against New Zealand in Dunedin in 1973 (8,4)

13 Joan —, actress who played Emily Bung in 1966 film comedy Carry on Screaming (4)

15 and 9 Down 1963 novel by Gavin Lambert (6,5,6) 17 1956 film drama starring William Holden and Kim Novak (6)

19 Martin Andersen —, Danish author of 1906-10 four volume novel Pelle The Conqueror (4)

20 Standard currency of Brazil from 1942-67 (8) 23 Mary —, author of 1818 novel Frankenstein (7)

24 Goddess of peace in Greek mythology (5)

25 The —, 2004 novel by Lee Child (5)

26 Genus of small terrestrial lizards that inhabit warm regions of the Old World (5)

DOWN

2 Geoff —, England forward; 1966 FIFA World Cup Final hat-trick scorer (5)

3 1979 comedy-drama film starring

Trini Alvarado and Jeremy Levy (4,4)

5 Deep red variety of corundum (4)

6 — Gulf, body of water between Iran and Saudi Arabia (7)

7 2001 romcom starring Heather Graham and Chris Klein (3,2,4,2)

8 Dora —, actress who played Amber Spottiswood in 1966 film comedy The Great St Trinian’s Train Robbery (5)

9 See 15 Across

14 and 16 2010 novel by Janet Evanovich (8,7)

16 See 14 Down

18 Michael —, author of stage plays Alphabetical Order and Noises Off (5)

21 Part of the small intestine between the jejunum and caecum (5)

22 See 12 Across

Solutions in tomorrow’s Daily Mirror

ACROSS

1 Child’s word for father (5)

4 Jet of fire (5)

10 Before the expected time (5)

11 Glazed currant bun (7)

12 Scalp problem (8)

13 Object of worship (4)

15 Car safety feature (6)

17 Sacred beetle (6)

19 Flying toy (4)

20 Close combat between military planes (8)

23 Nine-sided figure (7)

24 Surpass (5)

25 Gives food to (5)

26 Revises (5)

DOWN

2 Kitchen garment (5)

3 Dawn (8)

5 Heavy metal (4)

6 Follow a twisting route (7)

7 Dismiss a person summarily (4,7)

8 Rigid (5)

9 Navel (11)

14 Framework for supporting workers (8)

16 Band of attendants (7)

18 Sharp end (5)

21 Gain access to (3,2)

22 Elderly (4)

Solutions in tomorrow’s Daily Mirror