Quizword & Crossword
Two sets of clues, two different answers – all on the same grid. Choose one or the other.
Quizword
ACROSS
6 See 13 Down
8 Country in NE Africa;
capital Asmara (7)
9 Omar —, president of Gabon from 1967-2009 (5)
10 Villainous ensign in the William Shakespeare play Othello (4)
12 Gulf of —, body of water separating Hainan Island from mainland Vietnam (6) 14 Julius —, prime minister of New Zealand from
1873-75; author of science fiction novel Anno Domini
2000 (5)
15 See 13 Down 16 Kenyan lioness cared for by George and Joy Adamson from 1956-61 (4)
19 Three-dimensional shape in geometry that resembles a ring doughnut (5)
21 Son of Lancelot and Elaine in Arthurian legend (7)
22 1965 stage play by
N F Simpson (3,6,3)
DOWN
1 Quick-moving spaniel such as the English — or Welsh — (8)
2 Lemuroid primate of Madagascar also called a babakoto (5) 3 State of NE India producing large quantities of tea (5)
4 Claude —, director of 1991 film drama Madame Bovary (7)
5 Capital of West Germany from 1949-90 (4)
6 1961 film drama starring Clark Gable and Marilyn
Monroe (3,7)
7 Actor best known as Jim Branning in Eastenders who died in 2014 (4,6)
11 Unit of weight equal to 2,240 pounds (3)
12 Small tree or shrub whose leaves are used to make a beverage (3)
13, 6 and 15 Across
The —, 2002 novel by Alexander Mccall Smith (8,6,6,3,3)
14 Gianni —, Italian fashion designer shot dead in
Florida, US, in 1997 (7)
17 Spiro —, US vice president from 1969-73 (5)
18 1971 film thriller for which Jane Fonda won a Best Actress in a Leading Role
Oscar (5)
20 Chief coal mining and industrial region of Germany (4)
Solutions in tomorrow’s Irish Mirror
Crossword
ACROSS
6 Large sofa (12)
8 Jittery (7)
9 Surpass in
performance (5) 10 Twelve months (4) 12 Regain or make
good (6)
14 Cautious, wary (5) 15 Keep quiet or
unseen (3,3)
16 Superlative of
good (4)
19 Flanks (5)
21 Receive by
succession (7)
22 Weapon type (12)
DOWN
1 Diminish (8)
2 Backless seat (5)
3 Newly made (5)
4 Refuse orders (7)
5 Coagulate (4)
6 Fluffy confection (10)
7 Contestant (10)
11 Dog’s foot (3)
12 Umpire (3)
13 A few (3,2,3)
14 Eat or drink (7)
17 Ski slope (5)
18 Large container for
milk (5)
20 Toy figure (4)
Solutions in tomorrow’s Irish Mirror