Quizword & Crossword
Two sets of clues, two different answers – all on the same grid. Choose one or the other.
Quizword
ACROSS
1 Capital of Tibet (5)
4 Port in Finistere, France; a major naval station of the country (5)
10 River in Scotland that flows through Glasgow (5)
11 and 17 1975 novel
by Reginald Hill (2,5,6) 12 John —, actor who played Blake
Carrington in US television drama series Dynasty (8)
13 Bluish-white metallic
element; symbol Zn (4) 15 1985 fantasy film starring Tom Cruise and Mia Sara (6)
17 See 11 Across
19 Stage play in one act by Samuel Beckett first performed in English in 1964 (4)
20 Abel —, character in 1861 Charles Dickens novel Great Expectations (8)
23 Mikkel —, WBC Super Middleweight champion from April to September 2010 (7)
24 Small fawn-coloured antelope of the African grasslands and bush south of the Sahara (5) 25 Alloy of iron and nickel discovered by Charles Edouard Guillaume (5) 26 C W J —, England Test cricketer who hit 123 against Pakistan at Lord’s in 1987 (5)
DOWN
2 Georgette —, romance novelist whose works include Venetia and Sprig Muslin (5)
3 City in NE China; the capital of Liaoning Province (8)
5 Irene —, actress who played Granny in long-running US television sitcom
The Beverly
Hillbillies (4)
6 1973 biopic starring Al Pacino in the title role (7)
7 Mountain in the
Lake District; the highest peak in England (7,4)
8 In Mexican cookery, a snack consisting of a piece of tortilla topped with cheese and peppers and grilled (5)
9 The —, 1987 novel by
James Ellroy (5,6)
14 1926 Edna Ferber
novel (4,4)
16 See 18 Down
18 and 16
Host from 1978-82 of BBC TV show
The Generation Game (5,7)
21 European finch with a brown streaked plumage (5)
22 Inner and longer of the two bones of the human forearm (4)
Solutions in tomorrow’s Irish Mirror
Crossword
ACROSS
1 Fragment (5)
4 Rap (5)
10 Automaton (5)
11 Estimated TV audience
size (7)
12 Protection against hot
weather (3,5)
13 Settee (4)
15 Picnic basket (6)
17 Tags (6)
19 Snooker ball colour (4) 20 Correct answer to a
puzzle (8)
23 Inspect carefully (7)
24 Pamphlet (5)
25 Rental contract (5)
26 Not ever (5)
DOWN
2 Type of heeled
boot (5)
3 Blood vessels (8)
5 Short letter (4)
6 Overlook or
forgive (7)
7 Insect type (11)
8 Wide (5)
9 Murder (a prominent
person) (11)
14 Long thin loaf (8)
16 Artificial (3-4)
18 Pugilist (5)
21 Mental picture (5) 22 Peck on the
cheek (4)
Solutions in tomorrow’s Irish Mirror