Quizword & Crossword

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

Quizword ACROSS

3 Cathedral city on the River Severn; site in 1651 of the final battle of the English Civil War (9)

8 Brett —, home-grown 1990 Australian PGA Championship winner (4)

9 Benjamin —, 18thcentury American statesman and scientist whose inventions include a lightning rod (8)

10 James —, 2008 Olympic Middleweight boxing gold medallist (6)

13 Another name for

mother-of-pearl (5) 14 John —, Archbishop of York from 2005-20 (7)

15 Jason —, Australian golfer who won the 2015 PGA Championship (3)

16 Famke —, actress who played Xenia Onatopp in 1995 action film Goldeneye (7)

17 Council of a church such as the — of Whitby in 664 (5)

21 Thin puree of vegetables or fruit served as a sauce surrounding a dish (6)

22 Abel —, prime minister of the unrecognized state of Zimbabwe Rhodesia in 1979 (8) 23 Plantation in 1936 Margaret Mitchell novel Gone with the Wind (4)

24 Best Actor in a Leading Role Oscar nominee for East of Eden (5,4)

DOWN

See 19 Down

1

2 Third epoch of the Palaeogene period of geological time (9)

4 1647 opera by Luigi

Rossi (5)

5 New Town in Sussex home to Gatwick Airport (7)

6 Member of an Indian religion founded in the 16th century (4)

7 2013 animated film featuring the voice talent of Colin

Farrell and Josh Hutcherson (4)

11 2005 Breeders’ Cup Classic winner ridden by Jerry Bailey (5,4) 12 Lower house of Parliament in

Germany (9)

14 and 20 Capital of

Costa Rica (3,4)

15 1970 comedy-drama film starring Jane Asher and John Moulder-brown (4,3) 18 Luis —, Spanish road cyclist; 1973 Tour de France winner (5)

19 and 1 Best Actor in a Supporting Role Oscar winner for Jerry Maguire (4,7,2)

20 See 14 Down

Crossword ACROSS

3 Female head of a

family (9)

8 Naming word (4)

9 Thing developed from

something else (8)

10 Overcome (6)

13 Steeple (5)

14 Reprimand (7)

15 Female deer (3)

16 Furniture item (7)

17 Hairdresser’s shop (5) 21 Counting frame (6) 22 Rare (8)

23 Forearm bone (4)

24 Ruthless

competition (3,3,3)

DOWN

1 Strong hostility (9)

2 Boxer’s mouthpiece (9) 4 Oak tree fruit (5)

5 Person fleeing war (7) 6 Nagging pain (4)

7 Cut with an axe (4)

11 Using all

resources (4-5)

12 Weekday (9)

14 Shy (3)

15 Mud-guard on which to

wipe shoes (7)

18 Stringed musical

instrument (5)

19 Unfasten (4)

20 Apple’s centre (4)

Solutions in tomorrow’s Irish Mirror