Quizword & Crossword
Two sets of clues, two different answers – all on the same grid. Choose one or the other.
Quizword
ACROSS
1 and 8 Down
1998 biopic starring Robin Williams in the title role (5,5)
4 The —, 1965 horror film starring Peter Cushing and Patrick Wymark (5) 10 Gustav —, English composer of The Planets suite (5)
11 State in NW Mexico whose cities include Gomez Palacio and Lerdo (7)
12 The —, 1859 novel by
Anthony Trollope (8)
13 Muriel —, broadcaster and author of novels The Ancient and Furnace (4)
15 English dialect name for
a green woodpecker (6) 17 Mikhail —, Russian composer of operas A Life for the Tsar and Ruslan and Lyudmila (6) 19 Louis —, joint recipient with Hannes Alfven of the 1970 Nobel Prize in Physics (4)
20 2014 City of Culture in the Republic of
Ireland (8)
23 City and port in northern Germany on the River Elbe (7)
24 Mammal of forests of central Africa with a reddish-brown coat (5) 25 and 6 Down
1987 novel by
N J Crisp (2,3,4,3)
26 Asian republic; capital
New Delhi (5)
DOWN
2 Alfred —, Austrian psychiatrist who authored The
Neurotic Character and The Practice and Theory of Individual Psychology (5)
3 Kim —, actress who played Samantha
Jones in US television series Sex and the
City (8)
5 Norman —, prime minister of New Zealand from
1972-74 (4)
6 See 25 Across
7 and 22
1924 novel by
D H Lawrence and
M L Skinner (3,3,2,3,4) 8 See 1 Across
9 English golfer; 1970 US Open Championship winner (4,7)
14 Variety of fluorite associated with the village of Castleton, Derbyshire (4,4)
16 Morgan —, Best Actor in a Leading Role
Oscar nominee for
The Shawshank Redemption (7)
18 1927 drama starring Clara Bow; the first Academy Award Best Picture winner (5)
21 R C —, England all-rounder who took 3-30 against Namibia in the 2003 Cricket World Cup (5)
22 See 7 Down
Crossword ACROSS
1 Very fat (5)
4 Official in charge of a
train (5)
10 Acting award (5)
11 Illicit (7)
12 Plimsoll (8)
13 Monetary penalty (4)
15 Female parent (6)
17 Japanese dwarf tree (6) 19 Uncommon (4)
20 Children’s game (8)
23 Cooling block for
drinks (3,4)
24 Brazilian dance (5)
25 Firm, unyielding (5)
26 Collision (5)
DOWN
2 Meat from a pig (5)
3 Emphasises (8)
5 Unpleasant to look at (4) 6 Gets back, recovers (7)
7 Bird type (5,6)
8 Bereaved wife (5)
9 Camping item (8,3)
14 Music writer (8)
16 Torture (7)
18 At no time (5)
21 Frolics (5)
22 Dense layer of grass (4)
Solutions in tomorrow’s Irish Mirror