Quizword & Crossword Quizword

Two sets of clues, two different answers – all on the same grid. Choose one or the other.

ACROSS

1 Philippine plant related to the banana whose leafstalks are the source of Manila hemp (5)

4, 20 and 25

1983 action film starring Sean Connery and

Klaus Maria Brandauer (5,3,5,5)

10 Georges —, French author of 1881 novel Serge Panine (5)

11 Dark red liquid element; symbol Br (7)

12 Cliff —, winner of the 1980 World Snooker Championship (8)

13 River that flows

through Leicester (4)

15 City in England at the confluence of the Rivers Thames and Cherwell (6) 2 Spiral-horned antelope of central Africa whose coat is bright red-brown with narrow cream stripes (5)

3 See 17 Across 5 Ancient kingdom situated between the Dead Sea and the Gulf of Aqaba (4)

6 Play by Sophocles about the sons of the Seven against Thebes in Greek legend (7)

7 1973 film thriller starring Julie Christie and Donald Sutherland (4,4,3)

8 Gezahegne —, 2000 Olympic men’s marathon gold medallist (5)

9 Horse that won the US Triple Crown in 1973 (11)

14 2002 novel by Maeve

Binchy (8)

16 Dakota —, US actress who played the title role in 2014 film drama Effie Gray (7)

18 Fernando —, 1957 Tony Award Best Actor in a Musical nominee for Happy Hunting (5)

21 Light, semitransparent fabric of silk, rayon or cotton used for dresses and scarves (5)

22 Salvador —, Spanish Earl of —, English Surrealist painter soldier and favourite whose works include of Queen Elizabeth I 1937’s Metamorphosis executed in 1601 (5) of Narcissus (4) Solutions in tomorrow’s Daily Mirror

17 and 3 Down

1992 Olympic women’s 100m and 200m silver medallist (6,8)

19 Cricket club; 1978 winners of the County Championship (4)

20 See 4 Across 23 Coral island of Japan administered by the US from 1945-72 (7)

24 Tourist island of the Balearics in the Mediterranean (5)

25 See 4 Across 26 DOWN