Sunday Mirror (Northern Ireland)
Quizword & Crossword
Two sets of clues, two different answers – all on the same grid. Choose one or the other.
Quizword
ACROSS
6 1971 novel by Muriel Spark (3,2,7)
8 Region of NW Italy that includes the province of Genoa (7)
9 Small, aromatic plant of the mint family (5)
10 Black cord fastened around Arab headdress the keffiyeh (4)
12 Richard —, comedy actor whose roles included Charles Brown in BBC TV sitcom Sykes (6)
14 The —, 2000 film drama starring Peter Mullan and Milla Jovovich (5)
15 British unit of measurement equal to one eighth of an ounce (6)
16 Tobias —, golfer who won the 2002 TNT Dutch Open (4)
19 and 22 1976 Olympic individual showjumping gold medallist (5,12)
21 1928 film starring Lillian Gish and Lars Hanson based on a novel by Dorothy Scarborough (3,4)
22 See 19 Across
DOWN
1 1999 mystery film starring Patricia Arquette and Gabriel Byrne (8)
2 River that forms part of the border between Spain and Portugal (5)
3 R B —, US painter whose works include 1967’s Juan de La Cruz (5)
4 J B —, England Test cricketer who took 7-39 against South Africa at Lord’s in 1955 (7)
5 Horse that won the 1979 Epsom Derby (4)
6 David —, 2002 Wimbledon singles tennis championship runner-up (10)
7 Natasha —, model-actress who played Sil in 1995 sci-fi film Species (10)
11 Industrial city in Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany on the River Danube (3)
12 The —, 1978 family film that starred Diana Ross and Michael Jackson (3)
13 2008 fantasy film starring Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson (8)
14 Paul —, Secretary of State for Transport from 1987-89 (7)
17 Sven —, IBF Super Middleweight champion from 1998-2004 (5)
18 Ronald —, director of films The Poseidon Adventure and The Odessa File (5)
20 Town in Highland, NE Scotland due south of John O’Groats (4)
Solutions in next week’s Sunday Mirror
Crossword
ACROSS
6 Illiberal (6-6)
8 Roams (7)
9 Church gangway (5)
10 Unguis (4)
12 Snooker player’s item (6)
14 Evil or mischievous spirit (5)
15 Sudden feeling of excitement (6)
16 Breathing organ (4)
19 Follow (5)
21 Small axe (7)
22 In spite of that (12)
DOWN
1 Part of a country bordering on another (8)
2 Roadside hotel (5)
3 Break violently (5)
4 Not joyful (7)
5 Untidy state (4)
6 Occasionally (3,3,4)
7 Sets apart from others (10)
11 Mountain pass (3)
12 Stitch (3)
13 Female offspring (8)
14 Pager (7)
17 Snow colour (5)
18 Precipitous (5)
20 Prophet (4)
Solutions in next week’s Sunday Mirror