Quizword & Crossword
Two sets of clues, two different answers – all on the same grid. Choose one or the other.
Quizword ACROSS
1 Town in Hertfordshire south of Hemel Hempstead (7) 7 and 16 US actress who starred as Goldine Serafin in 1979 film drama Golden-girl (5,5) 8 Haitian monetary unit; one hundredth of a gourde (7) 9 and 21 ITV film drama first screened in 1983 starring Tim Roth and Terry Richards (4,2,7) 11 and 6 Down Tottenham Hotspur FC striker; 2015 England debutant against Lithuania (5,4) 13 See 18 Down 14 Derived SI unit of dose equivalent (7) 15 and 23 2010 novel by Mark Billingham (4,3,4) 16 See 7 Across 17 and 22 2010 comedy-drama film starring Gemma Arterton in the title role (6,5) 21 See 9 Across 22 See 17 Across 23 See 15 Across
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2 Chief port and second largest city of Egypt (10) 3 20th-century Italian artistic movement whose proponents included Gino Severini and Giacomo Balla (8) 4 and 9 Best Actor in a Leading Role Oscar winner for Bohemian Rhapsody (4,5) 5 Caribbean country; capital Havana (4) 6 See 11 Across 9 See 4 Down 10 Japanese composer whose albums of electronic music include Snowflakes Are Dancing and Pictures at an Exhibition (4,6) 12 Alex —, Czechoslovakia-born golfer; 2002 Trophee Lancome tournament winner (5) 13 London airfield originally built by and for US forces in World War Two (8) 18 and 13 Across Rugby union flanker; 1980 New Zealand Test debutant against Australia (4,4) 19 Arthur —, 1958 Commonwealth shot put gold medallist (4) 20 One of the basic patterns of the human fingerprint (4)
Crossword ACROSS
1 Yearbook (7) 7 Natural state of unconsciousness (5) 8 European language (7) 9 Overhanging cover (6) 11 Great pain (5) 13 Act of humorous or malicious deception (4) 14 Improve (7) 15 Very small (4) 16 Postage label (5) 17 Empty a suitcase (6) 21 Lastly (7) 22 Shining (5) 23 Swift-running spotted cat (7)
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2 Legal action (10) 3 L-shaped tool (5,3) 4 Unfortunately (4) 5 Forearm bone (4) 6 Office note (4) 9 Simple song (5) 10 Fruit dessert (5,5) 12 Roughly built hut (5) 13 Long hot spell (8) 18 Leaf of a book (4) 19 Cut with an axe (4) 20 Wealthy (4)
Solutions in Monday’s Daily Mirror