Quizword & Crossword
Two sets of clues, two different answers – all on the same grid. Choose one or the other.
Quizword ACROSS
6 The —, 1982 mixed media performance piece by composer Philip Glass about Eadweard Muybridge (12) 8 See 14 Across 9 Brendan —, actor who played John Bates in ITV drama series Downton Abbey (5) 10 See 3 Down 12 Small handheld tool with a curved scoop for lifting earth (6) 14 and 8 Former Canada, Clermont, Grenoble and Llanelli rugby union lock; retired in 2017 (5,7) 15 Aquatic free-swimming animals that inhabit the middle depths of a sea (6) 16 Edith —, French singer known as the Little Sparrow (4) 19 Nancy —, first woman to sit as an MP in the House of Commons (5) 21 Perch-shaped fish of a dark olive green colour (7) 22 and 1 Down 2005 biopic starring David Strathairn as Edward R Murrow (4,5,3,4,4)
DOWN
1 See 22 Across 2 M D —, England Test cricketer who hit 99 against New Zealand at Auckland in 1988 (5)
3 and 10 Across
The —, 2002 novel by Frederic Tuten (5,4) 4 2015 action film starring Daniel Craig and Christoph Waltz (7) 5 Collective noun for a
group of quail (4) 6 Native American woman who married English settler John Rolfe in 1614 (10) 7 Nuclear fuel reprocessing plant in Cumbria formerly known as Windscale (10) 11 The —, 1996 comedydrama film starring Colm Meaney and Donal O’kelly (3) 12 1999 memoir by
Frank Mccourt (3) 13 Billie —, winner of a BAFTA TV Award for Best Actress for 1972 BBC drama series The Sextet (8) 14 1997 comedy-crime film starring Tobey Maguire and Amy Hathaway (7) 17 Jim —, US hero of the Texas revolution against Mexico who popularised a type of fighting knife (5) 18 Fermin —, 1992 Olympic men’s 1,500m gold medallist (5) 20 Barry —, co-creator and co-writer of BBC Radio comedy show Round the Horne (4)
Solutions in next week’s Sunday Mirror
Crossword ACROSS
6 Cheerfully
casual (5-2-5) 8 Foretell (7) 9 Messy liquid
substance (5) 10 Sharp or sour in
taste (4) 12 Perplex (6) 14 Army officer (5) 15 Took notice of (6) 16 Golfer’s cry (4) 19 Keyboard
instrument (5) 21 Loss of
memory (7) 22 Succeed (4,3,5)
DOWN
1 Enjoyment of food (8) 2 Eagle’s nest (5) 3 Bingo (5) 4 Housebreaker (7) 5 Flay (4) 6 Athletic contest for women (10) 7 Slow down (10) 11 Cricketer’s leg protector (3) 12 Large snake (3) 13 Paper size (8) 14 Flow windingly (7) 17 Sailing vessel (5) 18 Difficulties, disadvantages (5) 20 Objective (4)
Solutions in next week’s Sunday Mirror