Quizword Crossword
Two sets of clues, two different answers – all on the same grid. Choose one or the other.
ACROSS
1 2002 comedy-drama film starring Michael Sheen and Mark Addy (10)
8 Cold-blooded vertebrate such as a snake or turtle (7)
9 Greta —, actress who played the title role in films Anna Karenina and Ninotchka (5)
10 See 7 Down 11 Antoine-Jean —, French painter whose works include 1827 oil Dr Vignardonne (4)
12 Bernie —, comedianactor whose roles included Frank Catton in 2001 crime film Ocean’s Eleven (3)
14 — 225, stock market index on the Tokyo Stock Exchange (6)
15 Mena —, actress whose roles include Angela Hayes in 1999 film drama American Beauty (6)
18 American humour magazine associated with the character Alfred E Neuman (3) 20 Harrison —, actor who starred as Jack Ryan in films Patriot Games and Clear and Present Danger (4)
21 Male of a red deer (4) 23 1996 biopic for which Geoffrey Rush won a Best Actor in a Leading Role Oscar (5)
24 Administrative centre
of Norfolk (7)
25 Side in a right-angled triangle opposite the right angle (10)
DOWN
1 Paddy —, driver who, with Henry Liddon, won the 1964 Monte Carlo rally (7)
2 Martin —, author of the novels Yellow Dog and Other People (4)
3 and 13 Archipelago at the southern tip of South America (6,3,5)
4 Emperor of Rome who died in AD 14 (8)
5 Variety of wheat with a high gluten content used to make pasta (5)
6 and 19
1989 comedydrama film starring Morgan Freeman and Jessica Tandy (7,4,5)
7 and 10 Across 2003 documentary film based on a 1988 book by Joe Simpson (8,3,4)
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16 Fred —, Best Actor in a Supporting Role Oscar nominee for The Towering Inferno (7)
17 Any of several alloys consisting mainly of copper and tin (6)
See 3 Down 19 See 6 Down 22
An official language of Pakistan also spoken in India (4)
Solutions in tomorrow’s Daily Mirror
ACROSS
1 Intentional (10)
8 Remark (7)
9 Collision (5)
10 Plenty (4)
11 Vestibule (4)
12 Equipment (3)
14 Man’s title (6)
15 Of the stars (6)
18 Label (3)
20 Playing card (4)
21 Scented body powder (4)
23 Finnish-style steam bath (5)
24 Foolish (7)
25 Without socks or shoes (10)
DOWN
1 Relegates (7)
2 Sediment of wine (4)
3 Double-cross (6)
4 Heedless (8)
5 Express gratitude to (5)
6 Adapt to a new environment (11)
7 Badminton item (11) 13 Jewellery chain (8) 16 Responded (7)
17 Spectral colour (6) 19 Dutch cheese (5) 22 Place where money is coined (4)