Quizword & Crossword

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

Quizword ACROSS

3 Greenish-blue opaque semiprecious stone (9)

8 Inscription placed over the head of Christ head during the Crucifixion (inits) 9 Liliaceous plant of the Mediterranean with a thick flower stalk (8)

10 Perennial plant with heads of small purple flowers (6)

13 Tree or large shrub with rounded leaves and edible brown nuts (5)

14 City in the Czech Republic on the Lusatian Neisse River associated with the Jested Tower (7)

15 Judy —, actress and mother of Kate Beckinsale (3)

16 Wild short-fleeced chestnut-brown mountain sheep (7)

17 Extinct language of ancient southern Italy (5)

21 James —, French painter whose works include 1877’s October (6)

22 See 14 Down

23 Rare black-and-grey bird also called a Hawaiian goose (4)

24 Name by which the Royal Air Force Aerobatic Team are known (3,6)

DOWN

1 City in Japan; target in 1945 of the first atomic bomb dropped on a populated area (9)

2 British term for a quadrilateral with one pair of parallel sides (9)

4 Paul —, actor who played Barry Grant in Channel 4 soap Brookside (5)

5 Don —, 1976 Olympic 200m gold medallist (7)

6 Supreme creator god

in Norse mythology (4)

7 Burrow of a badger (4)

11 Stewed meat and vegetables usually served in a white sauce (9)

12 Thin boneless cut of meat often breaded (9)

14 and 22 Across Actor who played Lennie in 1939 film drama Of Mice and Men (3,6,2)

15 Norman —, astronomer jointly credited with detecting the element helium (7)

18 Jack —, Home Secretary from 19972001 (5)

19 Elisabeth —, Best Actress in a Leading Role Oscar nominee for Leaving Las Vegas (4)

20 Member of a South American Indian people whose empire centred on Peru (4)

Solutions in tomorrow’s Daily Mirror