Daily Mirror (Northern Ireland)
Quizword & Crossword Quizword
Two sets of clues, two different answers – all on the same grid. Choose one or the other.
ACROSS
3 The —, 1979 film drama starring Ken Wahl and John Friedrich (9)
8 and 20 Down
2008 film thriller starring Kelly Reilly and Michael Fassbender (4,4)
9 Ana —, 2008 French Open singles tennis champion (8)
10 Canadian province whose largest city is Montreal (6)
13 Large, spiral-horned antelope of eastern and southern
Africa (5)
14 Small cup-shaped mould used for making individual sweet or savoury dishes (7)
15 Cape —, peninsula of
NE Tunisia (3)
16 Amelia —, first woman to fly solo non-stop across the Atlantic (7)
17 Italo —, author of the novels A Life and Zeno’s Conscience (5)
21 and 15 Down Staffordshire village noted for its annual Horn Dance in September (6,7)
22 Best Actress in a Supporting Role Oscar nominee for Enemies, A Love Story (4,4)
23 Leguminous West Indian shrub; a source of indigo (4)
24 US actress who played Sue Sylvester in comedy-drama series Glee (4,5)
DOWN
1 Derived SI unit of
radioactivity (9)
2 Actor who played the title roles in US television series
Bat Masterson and Burke’s Law (4,5)
4 Port in N Chile near the border with Peru (5)
5 1995 film drama starring Johnny
Depp as William
Blake (4,3)
6 See 18 Down
7 Bjarne —, cyclist who won the 1996 Tour de France (4)
11 Downy perennial plant of the mint family such as the White — or
Black — (9)
12 European flatfish of the plaice family highly valued as food (5,4)
14 In music, the symbol placed after a note to increase its time value by a half (3)
15 See 21 Across
18 and 6
2002 film thriller starring Jodie Foster and Kristen
Stewart (5,4)
19 Michael —, comedy actor who played George-michael
Bluth in US television series Arrested Development (4)
20 See 8 Across
Crossword ACROSS
3 Golf building (9)
8 Wet weather (4)
9 Insignificant, petty (8)
10 Leave empty (6)
13 Raising agent (5)
14 Silly and childish (7)
15 Hiatus (3)
16 Normal (7)
17 Naming words (5)
21 Missive (6)
22 Pause in doubt (8)
23 Roman gown (4)
24 Insufficiently or lightly cooked (9)
DOWN
1 Burial ground (9)
2 Release or allow to go (9)
4 Afterwards (5)
5 Gradual increase (5-2)
6 Lubricates (4)
7 Beach grains (4)
11 State of affairs (9)
12 Counterpane (9)
14 Standard (3)
15 Flower wreath (7)
18 Free from dirt (5)
19 Eager (4)
20 Pretend to sing (4)