Quizword & Crossword Solutions in tomorrow’s Daily Mirror
Two sets of clues, two different answers – all on the same grid. Choose one or the other.
Quizword ACROSS
3 Scottish actress who played Medea in 2010s BBC series Atlantis (3,6)
8 Ancient Greek stringed instrument made of a resonating tortoise shell (4)
9 See 14 Down
10 Samuel —, Nova Scotiaborn founder of a line of steam ships (6)
13 See 17 Across
14 Longest river in New Zealand (7)
15 See 15 Down
16 City in Central Anatolia, Turkey southeast of Lake Tuz (7)
17 and 13 Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport from 1997-2001 (5,5)
21 Bill —, 1920, 1921 and 1930 Wimbledon men’s singles tennis championship winner (6)
22 Game bird such as the ring-necked — or Lady Amherst’s — (8)
23 Cross with a loop on the top that often appears in Egyptian personal names (4)
24 Small wind instrument of the reed organ family also called a mouth organ (9)
DOWN
1 2010 film drama starring Natalie Portman and Mila Kunis (5,4)
2 Anthony —, Best Actor in a Leading Role Oscar nominee for A Hatful of Rain (9)
4 Francis —, Chairman of the Conservative Party from 2005-07 (5)
5 Semiaquatic North American rodent valued for its fur (7)
6 1941 Agatha Christie novel featuring Tommy and Tuppence Beresford (1,2,1)
7 Small port and resort in Argyll and Bute, W Scotland (4)
11 David —, actor who starred as Frankenstein in 1975 action-comedy film Death Race 2000 (9)
12 and 18 1960 Tony Award Best Play nominee written by Lillian Hellman (4,2,3,5)
14 and 9 Across
1981 stage play by Alan Ayckbourn (3,8)
15 and 15 Across Character in 1954 Dylan Thomas radio drama Under Milk Wood portrayed on screen by Peter O’Toole and Tom Jones among others (7,3)
18 See 12 Down
19 Wife of Cronus and mother of Zeus in Greek mythology (4)
20 City on the River Lippe in North RhineWestphalia, Germany, severely damaged in World War II (4)
Solutions in tomorrow’s Daily Mirror
Crossword ACROSS
3 Pleasant to taste (9) 8 Pit (4)
9 Feeling no fear or anxiety (8)
10 Spade-like tool (6) 13 Dosh (5)
14 Without exception (3,4)
15 Total (3)
16 Stinging plants (7)
17 Steering device (5) 21 Contemporary (6)
22 Horse-riding event (8)
23 Forehead (4)
24 Restore to a former rank (9)
DOWN
1 State of finding something funny (9)
2 Disguised (9)
4 Grown-up (5)
5 Word puzzle (7)
6 Atmosphere (4)
7 Den (4)
11 Become disillusioned (4,5)
12 Famous (4-5)
14 Public transport vehicle (3)
15 Navigational instrument (7)
18 Fashionable and upmarket (5)
19 Exaggerated publicity (4)
20 Flay (4)