Quizword & Crossword
Two sets of clues, two different answers – all on the same grid. Choose one or the other.
QUIZWORD CLUES ACROSS
6 River rising in Mississippi, US, that converges with the Yalobusha at Greenwood to form the Yazoo (12) 8 US comic actress who starred as Marlo Manners in 1978 musical comedy film Sextette (3,4) 9 Ferenc —, 19th-century composer of operas Batori Maria and Bank Ban (5) 10 University city in NW Nicaragua; a former capital of the country (4) 12 — Sea, body of water between Tierra Del Fuego and the South Sandwich Islands (6) 14 Jo —, 1987 Wimbledon mixed doubles tennis championship winner with Jeremy Bates (5) 15 Chinese appetizer of steamed dumplings containing fillings (3,3) 16 White sheep or goat cheese popular in Greece (4)
19 and 4 Down 1985 film comedy featuring Kelly Lebrock as computer creation Lisa (5,7) 21 Town in North Lanarkshire east of Glasgow (7) 22 Resort city in California west-northwest of Los Angeles (5,7)
DOWN
1 The —, 1998 stage play by David Hare (4,4)
2 and 18 Actor who played the title role in US television Western series The Virginian (5,5) 3 Island in the Ionian Sea also called Zakynthos (5)
4 See 19 Across 5 See 6 Down
6 and 5 1939 children’s book by Howard Spring subtitled All People and No Plot (10,4) 7 Lawrence —, Netherlands-born painter whose works include 1881’s The Tepidarium (4-6) 11 Island of the Inner Hebrides northwest of Eigg (3) 12 Sheila —, actress who married actor Richard Attenborough in 1945 (3) 13 In tennis, a method of deciding the result of a game drawn at six-all (3-5) 14 2010 film comedy starring Robert Downey Jr and Zach Galifianakis (3,4) 17 Brazilian modern ballroom dance in duple time (5)
18 See 2 Down 20 Film projection system that uses a standard 22m by 16m screen (4) Solutions in next week’s Irish Sunday Mirror
CROSSWORD CLUES ACROSS
6 Especially (2,10) 8 Sweetheart (7) 9 Release (3,2) 10 Chair (4) 12 Strike or hit very hard (6) 14 Trembling poplar (5) 15 In heaven (2,4) 16 Wound mark (4) 19 Surpass (5) 21 Acutely vigilant or observant (3,4) 22 Compulsory military service (12) Solutions in next week’s Irish Sunday Mirror
DOWN
1 Draw near to (8) 2 Planet’s path (5) 3 Scorch (5) 4 Luxurious railway coach (7) 5 Actors in a dramatic production (4) 6 Sick or ill (10) 7 Likeness, or contrast (10) 11 Cigarette leavings (3) 12 Damp (3) 13 Undertaking of uncertain outcome (5,3) 14 Timeless or eternal (7) 17 Native New Zealander (5) 18 Slides (5) 20 Pleasantly cold (4)