Quizword & Crossword

Two sets of clues, two different answers – all on the same grid. Choose one or the other.

Quizword ACROSS

1 Port in Israel on the Bay of Acre (5) 7 Umberto —, Italian composer of operas Andrea Chenier and Fedora (8)

8 See 4 Down

10 1979 novel by

Joseph Heller (4,2,4) 12 Greek Cynic philosopher born in Sinope who advocated self-sufficiency (8) 14 — Cup, women’s badminton world team championship (4) 16 and 25 1997 and 1999 World Championships men’s marathon gold medallist (4,5) 17 City in northwest

Texas, US, formerly associated with the helium industry (8) 20 and 23 The —,

1915 novel by

John Buchan (6-4,5) 23 See 20 Across 24 1992 horror film starring

Virginia Madsen,

Tony Todd and

Xander Berkeley (8)

25 See 16 Across

DOWN

1 John —, prison reformer who wrote 1777 book The State of Prisons in England and Wales (6) 2 Insectivorous amphibian whose very long hind legs are specialised for hopping (4) 3 1988 biopic starring Forest Whitaker as jazz musician Charlie Parker (4) 4 and 8 Across

The —, Snoo Wilson stage play first produced in Seattle in 1982 (5,5) 5 Medium-sized seabird, primarily black with a white underside (9) 6 A R —, Australia

Test cricketer who hit 205 against

New Zealand in Adelaide in 1987 (6) 9 Anglo-saxon god equivalent to the Norse Odin (5)

11 The —, 1966 novel by Graham Greene (9) 13 Tall tree affected by fungal disease DED (3) 15 Jeremy —, Best Actor in a Leading Role Oscar winner for Reversal of Fortune (5) 16 1956 war film starring Jack Palance and Eddie Albert (6) 18 Christian —, 2004 Olympic triple jump gold medallist (6) 19 Francois —,

South Africa 2007 Rugby World Cup Final-winning centre (5)

21 Patricia —, Best

Actress in a Leading Role Oscar nominee for The Subject

Was Roses (4)

22 Berkshire town housing a public school for boys (4)

Solutions in tomorrow’s Irish Mirror

Crossword

ACROSS

1 Coin side (5)

7 Woody climbing plant (8)

8 Perfect (5)

10 State of intense excitement (5,5)

12 High and mighty (8)

14 Worry (4)

16 Cot (4)

17 Demote (8)

20 As a precaution (4,2,4) 23 Characteristic (5)

24 Floor

covering (8)

25 Person

giving blood (5)

Solutions in tomorrow’s Irish Mirror

DOWN

1 Petty details (6) 2 Plant part (4)

3 Eight furlongs (4) 4 Ceases (5)

5 Brotherly (9) 6 Shampoo pouch (6) 9 Release (3,2) 11 Crescent-shaped roll (9)

13 Born as (3)

15 Large sumptuous meal (5) 16 Wheedle (6) 18 Newspaper boss (6) 19 Rented holiday home abroad (5) 21 Aid to solving a puzzle (4) 22 Therefore (4)