Quizword & Crossword

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

Quizword ACROSS

1 City in Croatia on the eastern shores of the Adriatic Sea (5) 4 Small aromatic plant of the mint family (5) 10 Auguste —, French sculptor whose works include 1889’s The Burghers of Calais (5) 11 Town in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa; scene of a December 1899 battle in the Second Boer War (7) 12 1989 film thriller starring Sam Neill and Nicole Kidman (4,4)

13 and 23 2012 novel by Sophie Hannah (4,2,5) 15 Andy —, rugby union full-back who scored 273 points in 51 Tests for Scotland from 1972-82 (6) 17 Genus of yellow-flowered plants whose dried flower heads are used in treating bruises (6) 19 Small flying insect resembling a mosquito (4) 20 Breed of dog of the spitz type originating in the Netherlands (8)

23 See 13 Across 24 Device for amplifying microwaves that works on the same principle as a laser (5) 25 George C —, Best Actor in a Leading Role Oscar winner for Patton (5)

26 City in Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Italy, partially damaged by a 1976 earthquake (5)

DOWN

2 University city in Veneto, northeast Italy; setting for much of William Shakespeare play The Taming of the Shrew (5) 3 See 14 Down

5 Den of an otter (4) 6 Henry —, composer who won a Best Music, Scoring of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture Oscar for Breakfast at Tiffany’s (7) 7 Seaside resort in East Yorkshire south of Flamborough Head (11) 8 Single oar moved from side to side over the stern of a boat to propel it (5) 9 The —, 1887 novel by Thomas Hardy (11)

14 and 3 1990 film thriller starring Harrison Ford and Brian Dennehy (8,8) 16 Mario —, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Norwich FC midfielder (7)

18 Sam —, actor who played Bunny Warren in BBC TV sitcom Porridge (5)

21 Ole —, vaudeville comedy partner of Chic Johnson with whom he starred in 1941 film Hellzapoppin’ (5) 22 Rex —, former Governor of the Falkland Islands who died in 2012 (4)

Solutions in tomorrow’s Daily Mirror

Crossword ACROSS

1 Backbone (5) 4 Vulgar (5) 10 Kingdom (5) 11 Tooth type (7) 12 Brown sugar (8) 13 Fail to hit (4) 15 Sanctuary or protection (6) 17 Quest (6) 19 Slightly wet (4) 20 Sweet on a stick (8) 23 Supervise (7) 24 Love intensely (5) 25 Seize power wrongfully (5) 26 Spanish man (5)

DOWN

2 Sacred song (5) 3 Being many (8) 5 Food grain (4) 6 File of papers (7) 7 Prized possession (5,3,3) 8 Star sign (5) 9 Insect with long hind legs (11) 14 Revealing or betraying something (8) 16 Complains whiningly (7) 18 Electricity supply (5) 21 Snapshot (5) 22 Former Russian emperor (4) Solutions in tomorrow’s Daily Mirror