Sunday Mirror (Northern Ireland)
Quizword & Crossword
Two sets of clues, two different answers – all on the same grid. Choose one or the other.
QUIZWORD CLUES
ACROSS
6 and 8 1910 novel by
H G Wells (3,7,2,2,5)
8 See 6 Across
9 Oliver —, former US Marine Corps lieutenant colonel; 2018-19 president of the NRA (5) 10 Ninth letter of the
Greek alphabet (4)
12 Arrangement of pivoting rings that keeps navigation instruments in a horizontal position at sea or in the air (6)
14 Brian —, 2001-04 IBO Super Middleweight champion (5)
15 Milos —, 2016
Wimbledon singles tennis championship runner-up (6)
16 Small Asian citrus tree with greenish oval edible fruits (4)
19 Small insect that feeds by sucking the juices from plants (5)
21 National legislature
of Sweden (7)
22 2012-15 South
Africa rugby union head coach formerly at Stade Francais (7,5)
DOWN
1 Juan Martin —,
2009 US Open singles tennis championship winner (3,5)
2 The —, 1990 film drama starring
Richard Harris, John Hurt and Sean Bean (5) 3 Francois —, centre; South Africa 2007 Rugby World Cup
Final winner (5) 4 See 14 Down 5 Number opposite sixteen on a dartboard (4)
6 Rugby union full-back; 1960
Ireland Test debutant against England (3,7)
7 Space Shuttle —, orbiter that exploded 73 seconds after lift-off in January 1986 (10)
11 Resinous substance secreted by certain insects used in the manufacture of shellac (3)
12 Prunella —, actress who played Miranda Thorpe in 1986 ITV sitcom Constant Hot Water (3) 13 2009 novel by
Stuart MacBride (5,3) 14 and 4 2010 novel
by Maeve Binchy (7,7) 17 Francis —, second-in-command of the English fleet against the Spanish Armada in 1588 (5)
18 Carl —, 2003-18 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC goalkeeper (5)
20 Kate —, Labour MP for Vauxhall from 1989-2019; Minister for Sport from 1999-2001 (4)