Quizword & Crossword
Two sets of clues, two different answers – all on the same grid. Choose one or the other.
QUIZWORD CLUES ACROSS
6 The —, collection of works by J R R Tolkien published posthumously in 1977 (12) 8 City in Umbria, Italy, noted for its Gothic cathedral (7) 9 Shrimp-like marine crustacean; principal food of whalebone whales (5) 10 1992 comedy-drama starring Robin Williams and Michael Gambon (4) 12 In physics, the fraction of the incoming light reflected by a planet (6) 14 Alfred —, author of 1896 stage play Ubu Roi (5) 15 Harry S —, president of the US from 1945-53 (6) 16 Son of Seth in the Old Testament who lived nine hundred and five years (4)
19 and 17 Down Flowering plant with white or rose-pink flowers also called the cuckooflower (5,5) 21 Sophie —, actress who played Elektra King in 1999 action film The World Is Not Enough (7) 22 2003 romcom written and directed by Richard Curtis (4,8)
DOWN
1 and 11 2009 romcom starring Paul Rudd and Jason Segel (1,4,3,3) 2 See 3 Down
3 and 2 Actor who played Dr John Ridge in 1970s BBC TV drama series Doomwatch (5,5) 4 Susan —, actress who played Patty in 1974 drama The Towering Inferno (7) 5 Large desert in E Asia (4) 6 1985 drama starring Treat Williams and Laura Dern (6,4)
7 and 18 Set of English literary and artistic luminaries whose members included Virginia Woolf and Lytton Strachey (10,5) 11 See 1 Down 12 1994 stage play by Yasmina Reza (3) 13 South African golfer; 2002 and 2012 winner of The Open Championship (5,3) 14 Famke —, actress who played Xenia Onatopp in 1995 action film Goldeneye (7) 17 See 19 Across 18 See 7 Down 20 2005 action film starring Karl Urban and Rosamund Pike (4)
Solutions in next week’s Sunday Mirror
CROSSWORD CLUES ACROSS
6 Infectious bacterial disease (7,5) 8 Short rest (3-4) 9 Furniture item (5) 10 Frame of mind (4) 12 Spring back (6) 14 Thin biscuit (5) 15 Chatter (6) 16 Verge (4) 19 Sign up for a course (5) 21 Informational flyer (7) 22 Person’s most valuable assistant (5-4,3)
Solutions in next week’s Sunday Mirror
DOWN
1 Become fixed or established (4,4) 2 Deluge (5) 3 Unit of weight (5) 4 Moorland plant (7) 5 Doing word (4) 6 Amphibian (10) 7 Strongly or rashly intent (8,2) 11 Road-making material (3) 12 Agent (3) 13 Former boyfriend or girlfriend (3,5) 14 Rich (7) 17 First Greek letter (5) 18 Finnish bath (5) 20 Complain bitterly (4)