Quizword & Crossword
Two sets of clues, two different answers – all on the same grid. Choose one or the other.
QUIZWORD CLUES ACROSS
6 Root vegetable of the genus Beta cultivated as fodder (6-6)
8 and 15 Name, until 1971, of the United Arab Emirates (7,6) 9 River in Mississippi, US, formed by the confluence of the Tallahatchie and Yalobusha Rivers (5) 10 Jennifer —, actress who portrayed Myrtle Logue in 2010 biopic The King’s Speech (4) 12 1940 film comedy starring Groucho Marx as S Quentin Quale (2,4) 14 Brendan —, author of 1958 autobiographical novel Borstal Boy (5)
15 See 8 Across 16 University city in NW Nicaragua; a former capital of the country (4) 19 Capital of Ghana (5) 21 Painting, usually an altarpiece, on two hinged wooden panels (7) 22 2009 novel by Lynda La Plante (6,6)
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1 British overseas territory in the Caribbean Sea; capital The Valley (8) 2 Bird of the finch family such as the European — or Syrian — (5) 3 River in North Yorkshire that joins the Ure to form the Ouse (5) 4 Kathryn —, actress who starred as Magnolia Hawks in 1951 film musical Show Boat (7) 5 Capital of Moselle department, France (4) 6 2016 comedy-drama film starring Jennifer Aniston and Kate Hudson (7,3) 7 City on the River Trent associated with the hosiery industry (10) 11 1970 film drama starring David Bradley as Billy Casper (3) 12 Tyson —, 2007 World Championships 100m and 200m gold medallist (3) 13 Welsh actress who played Gwen Cooper in BBC TV series Torchwood (3,5) 14 Former name of Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, NE India (7) 17 Clifford —, author of stage plays Waiting for Lefty and Clash by Night (5) 18 Benjamin —, author of The Common Sense Book of Baby and Child Care (5) 20 Tiny wafer of semiconductor material used in the manufacture of electronic equipment (4) Solutions in next week’s Sunday Mirror
CROSSWORD CLUES ACROSS
6 Proceed at the same speed as (4,4,4) 8 Hole next to the septum (7) 9 Concur (5) 10 Flutter (4) 12 Way of doing something (6) 14 Previous (5) 15 Picturesque (6) 16 Strong impulse (4) 19 Verges (5) 21 Underwater missile (7) 22 Optical toy (12)
Solutions in next week’s Sunday Mirror
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1 Convince (8) 2 In reserve (5) 3 Climb up (5) 4 Pullover (7) 5 Celebrity (4) 6 Colourful bird (10) 7 Intrusive (10) 11 Curving trajectory (3) 12 Cleaning utensil (3) 13 Trailer for transporting equine mammals (8) 14 Type of pale beer (7) 17 Fasteners (5) 18 Football pitch surface (5) 20 Happy and pleased (4)