Quizword & Crossword
Two sets of clues, two different answers – all on the same grid. Choose one or the other.
Quizword ACROSS
1 Russian river upon which the cities of Armavir and Temryuk, Krasnodar Krai, stand (5) 4 Sheridan —, 2011 Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actress in a Musical winner for Legally Blonde (5) 10 Spiny Mediterranean plant with edible flower buds (5) 11 Tourist resort in Ticino, Switzerland, at the northern end of Lake Maggiore (7)
12 R C —, author of 1928 stage play Journey’s End (8) 13 1995 family film featuring James Cromwell as Farmer Arthur H Hoggett (4) 15 Market town near Portsmouth at the foot of Portsdown Hill (6) 17 and 7 Down 2010 film comedy starring Steve Carell and Paul Rudd (6,3,8) 19 Inner and longer of the two bones of the human forearm (4)
20 Siobhan —, actress who played Rita in 1986 comedy-drama film Rita, Sue and Bob Too (8) 23 Active volcano on the southeastern slope of Mauna Loa, Hawaii (7) 24 Port in Finistere, France; a major naval station of the country (5)
25 Roo’s mother in
stories by A A Milne (5)
26 Brian —, author of stage plays Making History and Dancing at Lughnasa (5)
DOWN
2 City in Friuli-Venezia Giulia, northeast Italy, partially damaged by an earthquake in 1976 (5) 3 2019 Motorcycle Grand Prix of the Americas MotoGP winner (4,4) 5 Legendary miller’s son and companion of Robin Hood (4) 6 Principal area in southeast Wales whose towns include Pontypool and Cwmbran (7) 7 See 17 Across
8 Montgomery —, Best Actor in a Leading Role Oscar nominee for The Search (5) 9 Small tree with red flowers cultivated for its edible fruit (11) 14 Red mineral consisting of mercury sulfide (8) 16 Tropical climbing orchid whose long fleshy pods contain beans used to flavour food (7) 18 Wojtek —, 1978 Australian Open men’s doubles tennis championship winner with Kim Warwick (5) 21 D A —, cricketer; 1992 England Test debutant against New Zealand in Christchurch (5)
22 Either of the pair of organs of the respiratory system (4) Solutions in tomorrow’s Daily Mirror
Crossword ACROSS
1 Suds (5)
4 Clever deception (5) 10 Pertaining to a monarch (5) 11 Trade ban (7) 12 Plimsoll (8) 13 Court card (4) 15 Hold tightly (4,2) 17 Group of seven (6) 19 Narrow road or path (4)
20 In the open air (8) 23 Intellectual (7)
24 Cost (5)
25 Wading bird (5)
26 Personnel (5)
DOWN
2 Synthetic fibre (5) 3 Discuss work when meeting socially (4,4) 5 Gemstone (4) 6 Small dried grape (7) 7 Motorcyclist’s item (5,6) 8 Spanish man’s title (5) 9 Allowance given to children (6,5) 14 Dilapidated (8) 16 Nine-sided figure (7) 18 Fly without engine power (5)
21 Rigid (5)
22 Shed tears (4)
Solutions in tomorrow’s Daily Mirror