Quizword & Crossword

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

Quizword ACROSS

1 Philippine plant related to the banana whose leafstalks are the source of Manila hemp (5)

4 Disability charity founded in 1951 that changed its name in 1994 (5)

10 Tom —, actor who played Richard Sherman in 1955 film comedy The Seven Year Itch (5)

11 City in NE Italy; capital of the Western Roman Empire from 402-476 (7)

12 1959 film western starring John Wayne and Dean Martin (3,5) 13 Stage play by Bertolt Brecht first performed in 1923 (4)

15 Michael —, Best Director Oscar winner for The Deer Hunter (6)

17 Capital and chief port

of the Philippines (6)

19 Suburb of Paris housing an international airport (4) 20 African country whose

capital is Harare (8)

23 Imaginary creature depicted as a white horse with a long spiralled horn growing from its forehead (7) 24 David —, golfer who won The Open Championship in 2001 (5)

25 Kornelia —, 1976 Olympic 100m and 200m freestyle swimming gold medallist (5) 26 Rafael —, winner of the 1963 US National Singles tennis championship (5)

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2 Maria —, winner of the 1959 US National Singles tennis championship (5)

3 Robbie —, late actor who played the lead role in 1990s ITV drama series Cracker (8)

5 Alberto —, 1984 Olympic 10,000m gold medallist (4)

6 Archie —, actress who played Meenah Khan in 1999 comedy-drama film East is East (7)

7 1938 stage play by

Dodie Smith (4,7)

8 — Encounters, horror film starring Ben Wilkinson released in the UK in 2012 (5)

9 Type of pasta cut in

narrow ribbons (11)

14 Island state in the West Indies whose capital is Bridgetown (8)

16 Number represented as one followed by six zeros (7)

18 The —, 1993 film drama for which Holly Hunter won a Best Actress in a Leading Role Oscar (5)

21 Ernest —, Foreign Secretary from 1945-51 (5)

22 John —, 1987 winner of the world professional darts championship (4) Solutions in tomorrow’s Daily Mirror