Quizword & Crossword
Two sets of clues, two different answers – all on the same grid. Choose one or the other.
Quizword ACROSS
1 Michael —, Executive Chairman of ITV from 2007-09 (5)
4 and 25 1996 novel by Fay Weldon (5,5)
10 Town in Moray, Scotland, on the River Lossie housing a ruined cathedral (5)
11 Darius —, composer of the operas Christophe Colomb and Bolivar (7)
12 and 17 2001 novel by Nicholas Evans (3,5,6)
13 Burrowing mollusc such as the quahog (4)
15 Ray —, late actor who played Henry Hill in 1990 biopic Goodfellas (6)
17 See 12 Across
19 Member of a Muslim mystical order (4)
20 NBA team; 1997 and 1998 Western Conference winners (4,4)
23 Bernard —, Principal Conductor of the London Philharmonic Orchestra from 1967-79 (7)
24 1964 novel by Dick Francis (5)
25 See 4 Across
26 and 3 Down 1948 novel by P G Wodehouse (5,8)
DOWN
2 Jacques —, president of the International Olympic Committee from 2001-13 (5)
3 See 26 Across 5 Brett —, home-grown 1990 Australian PGA Championship winner (4)
6 Marine bivalve with a fluted fan-shaped tail (7)
7 Orazio —, Tuscan painter whose works include The Finding of Moses (11)
8 Perpetually ill character in Charles Dickens’ 1839 novel Nicholas Nickleby (5)
9 Chief Executive of ITV from 2010-17 (4,7)
14 Ken —, WBA Lightweight champion from 1970-72 (8)
16 Illegality in association football; subject of Law 11 in FIFA’s Laws of the Game (7)
18 Sven —, IBF Super Middleweight champion from 1998-2004 (5)
21 Fourth month of the year (5)
22 Standard unit of currency of Ethiopia (4)
Solutions in tomorrow’s Daily Mirror
Crossword ACROSS
1 Cost (5)
4 Very deep chasm (5)
10 Golf term (5)
11 Large tent (7)
12 Borrowing charge (8)
13 Way off (4)
15 Imprison or confine (4,2)
17 Straightforward (6)
19 Rain heavily (4)
20 Woodland plant (8)
23 Evident (7)
24 Edition (5)
25 Group of lions (5)
26 Wobbly food (5)
DOWN
2 Correct (5)
3 In good spirits (8)
5 Dog sound (4)
6 Disorderly struggle (7)
7 Process of making laws (11)
8 Accumulate (5)
9 Sherlock Holmes’ hat? (11)
14 Similarly (8)
16 Meat-axe (7)
18 Shut (5)
21 Artist’s stand (5)
22 Noisy (4)
Solutions in tomorrow’s Daily Mirror