Quizword & Crossword
Two sets of clues, two different answers – all on the same grid. Choose one or the other.
QUIZWORD CLUES ACROSS
1 Paul —, France footballer who became the world’s most expensive player in August 2016 (5) 7 Black panther in 1894 Rudyard Kipling short story collection The Jungle Book (8) 8 Hammond —, author of novels Campbell’s Kingdom and Maddon’s Rock (5) 10 Augustus —, fish-faced newt collector in Right Ho, Jeeves and other novels by P G Wodehouse (4-6) 12 Joe —, comedian who won the fourth series of ITV reality show I’m a Celebrity Get Me Out of Here! in 2004 (8) 14 Republic in SE Asia whose capital is Vientiane (4) 16 Tree with a sweet gritty-textured juicy fruit (4)
17 and 11 Down Orchestral work by Maurice Ravel first performed in 1908 (8,9) 20 Best Actor in a Supporting Role Oscar nominee for The Last Detail (5,5) 23 Neil —, English golfer who won the 1977 Tournament Players Championship (5) 24 US state whose capital is Springfield (8) 25 Federico Garcia —, Spanish poet who authored 1934 stage play Yerma (5)
DOWN
1 and 16 Down Narrator of Dickens novel Great Expectations (6,6) 2 Flesh of a cow when killed for food (4) 3 The —, 1994 action-comedy film starring Jim Carrey and Peter Riegert (4) 4 Genus of flowering plants native to North America that includes Moss — and Creeping — (5) 5 London-born photojournalist noted for his work on Picture Post magazine who died in 1995 (4,5) 6 Alonzo —, 1984 Olympic 400m gold medallist (6) 9 Dakota tribe of American Indians whose leaders have included Sitting Bull (5) 11 See 17 Across 13 Unit of length of yarn usually 80 yards for wool or 120 yards for cotton and silk (3) 15 Savoury jelly based on meat or fish stock used as a mould for meat or vegetables (5) 16 See 1 Down 18 Old Testament Hebrew prophet of the 9th century BC (6) 19 Rose —, actress who played Renai Lambert in 2010 horror film Insidious (5) 21 Leon —, author of novels The Haj and QB VII (4) 22 Extinct flightless bird of Mauritius (4)
Solutions in tomorrow’s Daily Mirror
CROSSWORD CLUES ACROSS
1 Witch’s formula (5) 7 Plimsoll (8) 8 Religious images (5) 10 In a defenceless position (2,3,5) 12 Make known publicly (8) 14 Unfortunately (4) 16 Soft fine feathers (4) 17 Regardless of (2,6) 20 Very slow speed (6,4) 23 Eye colour (5) 24 Plump, chubby (4-4) 25 Take an educational course (5)
Solutions in tomorrow’s Daily Mirror
DOWN
1 Mark of disgrace (6) 2 Floor covering (4) 3 Clean with soap and water (4) 4 Decorate (5) 5 Small sausage (9) 6 Against (6) 9 Pig’s nose (5) 11 Frozen missiles (9) 13 Dove’s sound (3) 15 Ensnare (5) 16 Abandon (6) 18 Rematch (6) 19 Run away to marry (5) 21 Hand part (4) 22 Direction (4)