Quizword & Crossword
Two sets of clues, two different answers – all on the same grid. Choose one or the other.
Quizword ACROSS
6 1988 Broadway stage play by David Mamet (5-3-4)
8 Dutch artistic movement founded in Amsterdam in 1917 by Theo van Doesburg (2,5)
9 Third planet from the
sun (5)
10 Tracey —, conceptual artist whose works include 1998’s
My Bed (4)
12 Performance direction in music, indicating flexibility of tempo (6) 14 Roman god of doorways, passages and bridges (5)
15 Coat with sleeves that continue to the collar instead of having armhole seams (6)
16 Steffi —, 1993 US Open singles tennis champion (4)
19 Method of restarting play in rugby when the opposing packs of forwards group together in a huddle (5) 21 Fibrous protein that occurs in hair and nails (7)
22 Best Actress in a Supporting Role Oscar nominee for Gods and Monsters (4,8)
DOWN
1 John Joseph —, US General of the Armies who died in 1948 (8) 2 Gilbert —, author of the novels The Holy Innocents and Love and Death on Long Island (5)
3 S American republic whose capital is Santiago (5)
4 Major trading city in ancient Greece on the west coast of Asia Minor (7)
5 River that flows
through Leicester (4)
6 Actress married to Jude Law from 1997-2003 (5,5)
7 1972 film thriller starring Sean Connery and Trevor Howard (3,7)
11 Gok —, television presenter whose credits include Miss Naked Beauty and How to Look Good Naked (3) 12 Spirit made from sugar
cane (3)
13 Vijay —, Indian tennis player who acted in the films Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home and Octopussy (8)
14 1989 novel by Bharati
Mukherjee (7)
17 Tom —, 1973 French Open men’s doubles tennis champion with John Newcombe (5)
18 The —, play by Aristophanes in which Dionysus descends to Hades in order to bring back Euripides (5)
20 Resort town in Denbighshire, N Wales, at the entrance to the Vale of Clwyd (4)
Solutions in tomorrow’s Daily Mirror
Crossword ACROSS
6 Lacking courage or conviction (5-7) 8 Means (7)
9 Skinflint (5)
10 Detest (4)
12 Edges (6)
14 Stiff (5)
15 Package (6)
16 Twelve o’clock
midday (4)
19 Jewelled
headdress (5) 21 Advance or
carry on (7)
22 Especially (12)
DOWN
1 Tyrannical ruler (8)
2 Feat of daring (5)
3 Untidy (5)
4 Closed in, restricted (7)
5 Beer barrels (4)
6 Course through the air of an aircraft (6,4)
7 Current (7-3)
11 Nothing (3)
12 By way of (3)
13 Branch of maths (8)
14 Meeting for boat races (7)
17 Era (5)
18 Cooks in hot water (5) 20 Jelly type (4)
Solutions in tomorrow’s Daily Mirror