Quizword & Crossword
Two sets of clues, two different answers – all on the same grid. Choose one or the other.
Quizword ACROSS
1 — River, US watercourse forming part of the border between Idaho and Oregon (5) 4 Frank —, US musician and composer who co-wrote and co-directed 1971 fantasy film 200 Motels (5) 10 Patrick —, abstract painter whose works include 1956’s Azalea Garden (5)
11 — ant, small insect commonly found in kitchens and warm places (7) 12 Royal burgh in Dumfries and Galloway; location of Candida Casa, a 5th-century church established by St Ninian (8) 13 Mountain range in south central Europe (4)
15 See 7 Down 17 Stephen —, prime minister of Canada from 2006-15 (6) 19 Statuette of a winged woman holding an atom awarded annually in the US for outstanding work in television (4) 20 Edward —, pedantic clergyman in 1870s novel Middlemarch by George Eliot (8) 23 William Shakespeare play subtitled
The Moor of Venice (7) 24 Large North American deer also called an elk (5)
25 and 26 Best Actor in a Leading Role Oscar nominee for Ulee’s Gold (5,5) 26 See 25 Across
DOWN
2 Paavo —, 1920 and 1928 Olympic 10,000m gold medallist (5) 3 Capital of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (8)
5 and 8 2003 action film starring Vin Diesel and Larenz Tate (1,3,5) 6 1930 Melbourne Cup winner ridden by Jim Pike; subject of a 1983 biopic starring Tom Burlinson (4,3)
7 and 15 Across 1987 film drama starring Bette Davis and Lillian Gish (3,6,2,6) 8 See 5 Down
9 1946 film drama directed by and featuring Orson Welles as Professor Charles Rankin (3,8)
14 1862 historical novel by Gustave Flaubert set in ancient Carthage (8)
16 1971 comedy-drama film starring Albert Finney and Billie Whitelaw (7) 18 Castrated cock fowl fattened for eating (5) 21 S C J —, England Test cricketer who took 5-85 against West Indies in Kingston in 2009 (5) 22 Paul —, Swiss artist whose works include 1928’s
Cat and Bird (4)
Solutions in tomorrow’s Daily Mirror
Crossword ACROSS
1 Platform for actors (5)
4 Card suit (5) 10 Equine mammal (5) 11 Old-time dance (3-4) 12 Heating device (8) 13 Daybreak (4)
15 Star sign (6) 17 Electrical interference (6) 19 Second-hand (4) 20 Tepid (8)
23 Has in mind, means (7) 24 Particle of sand (5) 25 Slatted wooden case (5) 26 Ignominy, disgrace (5)
DOWN
2 Ready for sleep (5) 3 Bombs thrown by soldiers (8) 5 Plunder (4) 6 Small acting role (3,4) 7 Curative, healing (11) 8 Backless seat (5) 9 Promising continued or future success (2-3-6) 14 Physical power (8) 16 Take refuge (7) 18 Person staying at a hotel (5) 21 Sudden fright (5) 22 Tangle (4)
Solutions in tomorrow’s Daily Mirror