Quizword & Crossword
Two sets of clues, two different answers – all on the same grid. Choose one or the other.
Quizword ACROSS
2 Terence —, Best Actor in a Supporting Role Oscar nominee for
Billy Budd (5)
3 River that forms the boundary between Bosnia and Herzegovina and Montenegro (5)
4 Classic horse race at Doncaster; final leg of the English Triple Crown (2,5)
5 John —, rugby union prop whose 2005 All Blacks Test debut was against Ireland (4)
6 Large, four-part muscle that extends the leg (10)
7 US virtuoso mouth organ player who died in 2001 (5,5)
11 Roman god of the
underworld (3)
12 See 10 Across 13 George —, Best Actor in a Supporting Role Oscar winner for West Side Story (8)
14 The —, 2008 biopic starring Keira
Knightley as 18thcentury aristocrat Georgiana Spencer (7) 17 James —, British theatre critic who authored the ninevolume diary Ego (5) 18 Charlie —, WBC Flyweight champion from March-September 1983 (5)
1 Small brightly coloured 20 Aircraft firm founded beetle such as the Twospotted by Sir A V Roe in — (8) 1910 (4)
Solutions in next week’s Sunday Mirror 6 Stout iron-tipped wooden pole around 6ft long formerly used in England as a weapon (12)
8 Freema —, actress who played Martha Jones in BBC TV series
Doctor Who (7)
9 Moon of Jupiter named after the daughter of Orchomenus in Greek mythology (5)
10 and 12 Down
1988 Oscar-winning film drama starring Dustin Hoffman and Tom Cruise (4,3)
12 Johnny —, lyricist whose Oscar-winning songs include Moon River (6) 14 Standard monetary unit
of Bahrain (5)
15 Brother of Europa and founder of Thebes in Greek mythology (6)
16 Rooney —, Best Actress in a Leading Role Oscar nominee for The Girl with the Dragon
Tattoo (4)
19 Sylvia —, US poet whose volumes include The Colossus and Ariel (5) 21 Large fish-eating crocodile also called a gavial with a very long slender snout (7)
22 Medium-sized reddish breed of working dog with a dense, wiry coat (5,7)
DOWN
Crossword ACROSS
6 Preoccupied,
forgetful (6-6)
8 Hot or warm (7)
9 Tear into small
pieces (3,2)
10 Precious metal (4) 12 Sacred place of
worship (6)
14 Thick and
shaggy (5)
15 Snuggle (6)
16 Celebrity (4)
19 Devil (5)
21 Eight-sided
figure (7)
22 Reach a required
standard (4,3,5)
DOWN
1 In addition to (2,4,2)
2 Small garden figure (5)
3 Abundant (5)
4 Lawlessness (7)
5 Sob (4)
6 Opponent,
adversary (10)
7 Way a person or thing
looks (10)
11 Shade of colour (3)
12 Female pronoun (3)
13 Being an essential part of
a whole (8)
14 Bed covering (7)
17 Night insects (5)
18 Platform for actors (5) 20 Streetcar (4)