Quizword & Crossword
Two sets of clues, two different answers – all on the same grid. Choose one or the other.
Quizword ACROSS
1 R J —, England Test cricketer who took 6-49 against New Zealand at Hamilton in 2008 (10)
8 See 9 Across 9 and 8 1986 family film starring Ally Sheedy and Steve Guttenberg (5,7)
10 Eurasian plant with bright yellow flowers whose seeds yield a useful oil (4)
11 and 14 1996 Booker Prizewinning novel by Graham Swift (4,6)
12 See 17 Down
14 See 11 Across
15 Kylian —, France and Paris Saint-Germain football striker (6)
18 Ornamental sphere surmounted by a cross; part of the Crown Jewels (3)
20 Heavy bodied fastswimming mackerel shark whose two species are the shortfin and longfin (4)
21 Francois —, rugby union flanker; 2010 South Africa Test debutant against Wales (4)
23 Thin porridge made by boiling oatmeal in water or milk (5)
24 Ball game with two seven-player teams (7)
25 Village near Wells, Somerset, noted for a nearby limestone cave (6,4)
DOWN
1 and 2 Perch-like food fish of the Western Atlantic (7,4)
2 See 1 Down
3 Comic book character whose alter ego is Bruce Wayne (6)
4 Thin item of laboratory glassware able to withstand high temperatures (4,4)
5 Chris —, actor who played Tommy O’Dwyer in 2005 comedy-drama film Festival (5)
6 Coastal town in North Yorkshire home to the Stephen Joseph Theatre (11)
7 1927 novel by Hermann Hesse (11)
13 Actor who played Kamran Shah in 1987 action film The Living Daylights (3,5)
16 Colourless flammable gaseous alkane used as a fuel (7)
17 and 12 Across 2004 novel by Carl Hiaasen (6,3)
19 Frank —, WBC Heavyweight champion from 1995-96 (5)
22 Miranda —, Australian actress who played Mary Ann in 2005 action film War of the Worlds (4)
Solutions in tomorrow’s Daily Mirror
Crossword ACROSS
1 Book that has sold in great numbers (10)
8 Confidential (7)
9 Molten rock (5)
10 Shipshape (4)
11 Caution (4)
12 Foot part (3)
14 Without concealment (6)
15 Excessively enthusiastic (4,2)
18 Appropriate (3)
20 At that time (4)
21 Cab (4)
23 Exclusive (5)
24 Staying power (7)
25 Tall building (10)
DOWN
1 Military formation (7)
2 Smack (4)
3 Playground item (6)
4 Reflecting or giving off light (8)
5 Number (5)
6 Assertively dogmatic in one’s views (11)
7 Unqualified, unconditional (11)
13 Butters up (8)
16 One who fits windows (7)
17 Difficult question (6)
19 Illusion (5)
22 Slightly wet (4)
Solutions in tomorrow’s Daily Mirror