Quizword & Crossword
Two sets of clues, two different answers – all on the same grid. Choose one or the other.
Quizword
ACROSS
1 Alan —, American musicologist whose books include Mister Jelly Roll (5)
4 Henrik Ibsen play first
published in 1866 (5) 10 2005 film comedy starring Will Smith in the title role (5)
11 The —, 2011 comedydrama film starring Vince Vaughn and Kevin James (7)
12 2014 biopic for which Timothy Spall won Best Actor prize at the Cannes Film
Festival (2,6)
13 and 25 1997 and 1999 World Championships men’s marathon gold medallist (4,5)
15 James —, author of 2009 novel Blood’s a Rover (6)
17 Roman poet and satirist whose works include the Ars
Poetica (6)
19 and 26 The —, 1964 adventure film starring Richard Widmark and Sidney Poitier (4,5)
20 South American republic whose capital is Bogota (8)
23 Line on a map connecting points of equal underwater depth (7)
24 Costantino —, golfer who won the 1997 Canon European Masters (5)
25 See 13 Across
26 See 19 Across
DOWN
2 Piece of music composed for eight singers (5)
3 M A —, England Test cricketer who hit 151 against New Zealand at Nottingham in
1990 (8)
5 Martin —, Astronomer Royal from 1972-82 (4)
6 Country in southern Africa whose capital is Windhoek (7)
7 Neville —, British prime minister from 1937-40 (11)
8 Common viper with a zigzag pattern along its back (5)
9 1950 Irving Berlin Broadway musical with text by Lindsay and Crouse (4,2,5) 14 One of the cities destroyed by God in the Old Testament because of the wickedness of its inhabitants (8)
16 Abraham —, US president from 1861-65 (7)
18 P W —, state president of South Africa from
1984-89 (5)
21 Lancashire town whose Britannia Coco-nut Dancers perform annually on Easter
Saturday (5)
22 Takuma —, Japanese F1 driver from 2002-08 (4)
Solutions in tomorrow’s Irish Mirror
Crossword
ACROSS
1 Steeple (5)
4 Snooker ball
colour (5)
10 Of the nose (5)
11 Trade ban (7)
12 Hurdle (8)
13 Explosive
device (4)
15 Mild (6)
17 Toxic substance (6) 19 Doing word (4)
20 Gossip (8)
23 Taking neither side in
a war (7)
24 Tropical fruit (5)
25 Broom of twigs (5) 26 Different (5)
DOWN
2 Sits for an
artist (5)
3 Dependable or
trustworthy (8)
5 Ear part (4)
6 Eager to learn (7) 7 Showing no
mercy (11)
8 Wobbly dessert (5) 9 Set of numbers used to open a lock (11)
14 Scorn (8)
16 Nourish (7)
18 Complete (5)
21 Therefore (5)
22 Group of three (4)
Solutions in tomorrow’s Irish Mirror