Quizword & Crossword
Two sets of clues, two different answers – all on the same grid. Choose one or the other.
Quizword ACROSS
3 1953 novel by Mervyn
Peake (2,3) 4 1984 film drama featuring Tom Hulce in the title role (7) 5 Race of decadent people in 1895 H G Wells novel The Time Machine (4) 6 Best Actress in a Supporting Role Oscar winner for Paper Moon (5,5) 7 Large blowfly with an
iridescent body (10) 11 Lucy —, actress whose roles have included Kitty Baxter in 2002 film musical Chicago (3) 12 2001 Peter Parnell stage play about Nobel Prize-winning physicist Richard Feynman (1,1,1) 13 and 6 Across The —, 1983 novel by Colin Dexter (6,2,3,5,4) 14 Arthur —, author of 1930 adventure novel Swallows and Amazons (7) 17 Leo —, Secretary of State for India and Burma from 1940-45 (5) 18 Alain —, 1986 1 William Shakespeare winner of the play featuring the F1 World Drivers’ character Thaisa (8)
Championship (5) 2 In Greek mythology, the infinite space 20 Otto —, 1944 winner that existed before of the Nobel Prize in creation (5) Chemistry (4) Solutions in next week’s Sunday Mirror
6 See 13 Down 8 See 22 Across 9 Hard-wearing twillweave cotton cloth used for uniforms (5) 10 2008 biopic starring Sean Penn in the title role (4) 12 Pauline —, actress who played the title role in 1990s BBC TV series Maisie Raine (6) 14 Jean-pierre —, former France rugby union captain nicknamed Golden Helmet (5) 15 Capital of the
Bahamas (6) 16 Tropical vegetable related to taro plants (4) 19 Name given to the cricket Test series between England and Australia (5) 21 Footless heraldic bird found on the badge of Sussex County Cricket Club (7) 22 and 8 Across 2014 novel by Mal Peet (3,9,7)
DOWN Crossword ACROSS DOWN
6 Pedigree 1 Sleigh (8) animal (12) 2 Child’s magazine (5) 8 Strong feeling (7) 3 Great pain (5) 9 Hangman’s 4 Forsake (7) halter (5) 5 Nought (4) 10 Therefore (4) 6 From that 12 Remains time on (10) suspended 7 Persists in the air (6) determinedly (10) 14 Clean feathers (5) 11 Make a mistake (3) 15 Hand digit (6) 12 Farmyard bird (3) 16 Diesel oil (4) 13 Cosmetic item (8) 19 Fit out (5) 14 Puzzle, bewilder (7) 21 Prime minister (7) 17 Maliciousness (5) 22 In spite 18 Cut off physically (5) of that (12) 20 Operator (4) Solutions in next week’s Sunday Mirror