Quizword & Crossword

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

Quizword

ACROSS

1 White knee-length pleated skirt worn by men in Greece and Albania (10)

8 1968 biopic starring Vanessa Redgrave in the title role (7)

9 Word in signalling indicating that a message received will be complied with (5)

10 Food fish of the northern hemisphere with an elongated body, large head and two dorsal fins (4)

11 Standard unit of

currency of Ethiopia (4)

12 CGS unit of work or

energy (3)

14 and 15 Area of NE Kent formerly separated from the mainland by the Wantsum

Channel (4,2,6)

18 Alcoholic drink flavoured with juniper berries (3)

20 Jennifer —, actress who played Myrtle Logue in 2010 film drama The King’s Speech (4)

21 Thomas —, 18th-century English composer noted for his setting of Shakespearean songs (4)

23 Jean-pierre —, actor who starred as Antoine Doinel in a series of films including 1959’s The 400 Blows (5)

24 1968 film western starring Sean Connery and Brigitte Bardot (7) 25 The —, 2001 novel by John Irving (6,4)

DOWN

1 2011 2,000 Guineaswinning horse (7)

2 Unit of chain length in Britain equal to 75 feet (4)

3 King of the Visigoths who captured Rome in 410 (6)

4 S —, South Africa cricketer whose

1998 Test debut was against England at Nottingham (8)

5 Industrial city in Nord, France; medieval capital of Flanders (5)

6 Brown bird well known

for its musical song (11)

7 Low-growing plant of the borage family with blue flowers (6-2-3)

13 Widely cultivated

North American tree also known as ashleaf maple (3,5)

16 Ernest —, English painter whose works include 1885’s The Bitter Draught of Slavery (7)

17 Steve —, US golfer who won the 2007 Turning Stone Resort Championship (6)

19 Small New Zealand tree with light wood and edible fruit (5)

22 Town in Galilee north of Nazareth where Jesus performed his first miracle (4) Solutions in tomorrow’s Daily Mirror

Crossword ACROSS

1 Sewing and embroidery (10)

8 Back off (7)

9 Horseman’s spear (5)

10 Blood vessel (4)

11 Perceive sound (4)

12 Title of a knight or baronet (3)

14 Sharp bend (6)

15 Outlaw (6)

18 Exercise club (3)

20 Puddle (4)

21 British nobleman (4)

23 Go in (5)

24 Instance (7)

25 Kitchen item (7,3)

DOWN

1 Nil (7)

2 Water jug (4)

3 Second of two (6)

4 Erudite (4-4)

5 Jewellery items (5)

6 Cemetery worker (11)

7 Hat type (11)

13 Secular (8)

16 Expressionless (7)

17 Rule (6)

19 Short saying (5)

22 Pant (4) Solutions in tomorrow’s Daily Mirror