Quizword & Crossword
Two sets of clues, two different answers – all on the same grid. Choose one or the other.
Quizword ACROSS
1 Board game associated with Boris Spassky and Jose Capablanca (5)
4 One of a number of travelling Scandinavian poets of the Viking and Middle Ages (5)
10 Johnny —, American outlaw whose life was the basis of the 1950 film The Gunfighter (5)
11 Capital of Corsica (7)
12 The —, 1981 horror film starring Bruce Campbell (4,4)
13 2011 film comedy starring Seann William Scott and Jay Baruchel (4)
15 Tropical West African tree with dark mahogany-like wood (6)
17 and 7 Down 1908 novel by L M Montgomery (4,2,5,6)
19 Animal that represents the zodiac sign Taurus (4)
20 The —, 1951 novel by Nicholas Monsarrat (5,3)
23 Continents of Europe and Asia considered as a whole (7)
24 and 5 Down Captain of the Pakistan 1992 Cricket World Cup-winning team (5,4)
25 City in NW Russia on the Velikaya River (5)
26 Number represented by the letters VII in Roman numerals (5)
DOWN
2 Capital of Vietnam (5)
3 Plant with white bellshaped flowers (8)
5 See 24 Across
6 See 18 Down
7 See 17 Across
8 Egyptian maid of Sarah in the Old Testament who was mother of Ishmael by Abraham (5)
9 Son of Edward III of England who died in 1399 (4,2,5)
14 Author of the novels Angel Time, Violin and Merrick (4,4)
16 European republic whose capital is Minsk (7)
18 and 6 Former All Blacks captain who coached the 1987 Rugby World Cup-winning New Zealand side (5,7)
21 Twill-weave woollen or worsted fabric used for clothing (5)
22 Capital of Norway (4)
Solutions in tomorrow’s Daily Mirror Crossword ACROSS
1 Spicy dish (5)
4 Loose (5)
10 Long-playing record (5)
11 Branch of maths (7)
12 Explosive device in the ground (8)
13 Biting insect (4)
15 Male relative (6)
17 Baby’s toy (6)
19 Savant (4)
20 Dealer in gems (8)
23 Medium (7)
24 Accumulate (5)
25 Small lump of rock (5)
26 Trivial (5)
DOWN
2 Of a town (5)
3 Recall (8)
5 Lower limbs (4)
6 Piece of furniture (7)
7 Meteor (7,4)
8 Swoon (5)
9 Soldier’s ordinary uniform (11)
14 Tear jaggedly (8)
16 Colorant (7)
18 Cut off physically (5)
21 Minimum (5)
22 Caution (4)
Solutions in tomorrow’s Daily Mirror