Quizword & Crossword
Two sets of clues, two different answers – all on the same grid. Choose one or the other.
Quizword ACROSS
1 County of England whose administrative capital is Chichester (4,6)
8 Japanese art of
paper folding (7)
9 City in N Honshu, Japan; an important feudal town in the 8th century (5)
10 Chris —, actor who played Mr Big in 2008 comedy-drama film Sex and the City (4)
11 John —, Governor General of Australia from 1974-77 (4)
12 1991 Channel 4 television drama series that starred Robert Lindsay and Michael Palin (1,1,1)
14 John —, Roman Catholic Archbishop of Westminster who died in 1975 (6)
15 Sweet white wine of
SW France (6)
18 John —, director of action films Paycheck and Windtalkers (3) 20 Biblical king of Israel and husband of Jezebel (4)
21 Tommy —, Welsh boxer who fought Joe Louis for the World Heavyweight title in 1937 (4)
23 Another name for potassium nitrate or sodium nitrate (5) 24 Maynard —, actor who played the title role in 1990 film drama Mister Johnson (7)
25 Capital of
Slovakia (10)
DOWN
1 and 6 1959 novel by Mary Hayley
Bell (7,4,3,4)
2 Male red deer (4)
3 Snooker rest with an elevated arched head (6) 4 and 17
Bangladesh Test cricketer who hit 138 against Australia at Fatullah in 2006 (8,6)
5 Maria —, US mezzo-soprano; mother of actress Rebecca Hall (5) 6 See 1 Down
7 Abnormally rapid heart rate (11)
13 Small brightly coloured long-tailed bird, such as the ring-necked — (8) 16 City and holiday resort in South Wales housing a castle (7) 17 See 4 Down 19 Lower scoring of the two sets of rings on an archery target (5) 22 Capital of Latvia (4) Solutions in tomorrow’s Daily Mirror
Crossword ACROSS
1 Ominous, fateful (10)
8 Monkey (7)
9 Lawful (5)
10 Prevalent (4)
11 Knock senseless (4)
12 Chew and swallow (3)
14 Piece of small shot (6)
15 Pleasure craft (6)
18 Unwell (3)
20 Layer formed on hot milk (4)
21 Flat circular object (4)
23 Coach (5)
24 Shut entirely (5,2)
25 Something easy to do (6,4)
DOWN
1 Sore (7)
2 Bellow (4)
3 Builds (6)
4 Gifted (8)
5 Male relative (5)
6 Right or suitable (11)
7 Medical instrument (11) 13 Individual or private (8) 16 Act in accordance with (5,2)
17 Travelling company of entertainers (6)
19 Dog lead (5)
22 Cook in hot water (4) Solutions in tomorrow’s Daily Mirror