Quizword & Crossword
Two sets of clues, two different answers – all on the same grid. Choose one or the other.
QUIZWORD CLUES ACROSS
1 Twin sister of Sebastian in William Shakespeare play Twelfth Night (5) 7 See 25 Across 8 See 24 Across
10 1977 stage play by Howard Brenton (5,5) 12 Wife of Orpheus in Greek mythology (8) 14 Courtney —, actress-singer who portrayed Althea Leasure Flynt in 1996 biopic The People vs Larry Flynt (4) 16 In billiards, spin imparted to a ball by striking it off-centre with the cue (4) 17 Cobie —, actress who played Robin Scherbatsky in US television sitcom How I Met Your Mother (8) 20 Singer-actress who played Gogo Germaine in 1958 biopic St Louis Blues (6,4) 23 See 5 Down 24 and 8 1955 novel by Richard Gordon (6,2,5) 25 and 7 2006 novel by Mark Haddon (1,4,2,6)
DOWN
1 Rudy —, singer-actor who played J B Biggley in 1961 Broadway musical-comedy How To Succeed In Business Without Really Trying (6) 2 Racing toboggan on which riders lie supine (4) 3 Hairstyle characterised by thick curls (4) 4 Large round Dutch cheese similar to Edam (5)
5 and 23 Across 1950 war film drama starring Leo Genn based on a book by Eric Williams (3,6,5) 6 Marine fish of tropical and temperate seas with thick lips and a bright coloration (6) 9 Type of lyric poem composed of couplets in which a long line is followed by a shorter one (5) 11 Matthew —, 1983 Best Featured Actor in a Play Tony Award winner for Brighton Beach Memoirs (9) 13 River that flows through Cambridge to the River Ouse (3) 15 Sylvia —, US poet whose volumes include The Colossus and Ariel (5) 16 Ally —, actress who starred as Stephanie Speck in 1986 family film Short Circuit (6) 18 The —, strait of the English Channel between the coast of Hampshire and the Isle of Wight (6) 19 Genus of flowering plants native to North America including Moss — and Creeping — (5) 21 Edmund —, English tragic actor who played Shylock at Drury Lane in 1814 (4) 22 1992 comedy-drama film starring Robin Williams as Leslie Zevo (4)
Solutions in tomorrow’s Daily Mirror
CROSSWORD CLUES ACROSS
1 Billiards term (2-3) 7 Showing haughty disregard (8) 8 Heavenly messenger (5) 10 Ancillary (10) 12 China dishes and earthenware vessels (8) 14 Indication (4) 16 Cook by dry heat (4) 17 Complete (8) 20 Offensive (10) 23 Fact (5) 24 Decode (8) 25 Gem (5)
DOWN
1 Slanting type (6) 2 Enemies (4) 3 Red Planet (4) 4 Child’s name for their father (5) 5 Very funny (9) 6 Colouring stick (6) 9 Fortunate (5) 11 Large beetle (9) 13 Chest bone (3) 15 Mildew (5) 16 Alcoholic spirit (6) 18 Tooth covering (6) 19 Walks unevenly (5) 21 Yes votes (4) 22 Lack of difficulty (4)
Solutions in tomorrow’s Daily Mirror