Daily Mirror (Northern Ireland)
Quizword & Crossword
Two sets of clues, two different answers – all on the same grid. Choose one or the other.
Quizword ACROSS
1 Father of Hector, Paris and Cassandra in Greek mythology (5)
4 and 3 Down
1855 novel by Elizabeth Gaskell (5,3,5)
10 Dorothy —, 1934 Wimbledon singles tennis champion (5)
11 David —, Oscar-winning producer of 1981 drama Chariots of Fire (7)
12 North American deepdish pie made from fruit with a cake topping (8)
13 Mountain range in south central
Europe (4)
15 and 25 2004 Kentucky Derby and Preakness Stakeswinning horse (6,5)
17 Lesley —, author of the novels Remember Me and Father
Unknown (6)
19 Former county town of Meath, Republic of Ireland (4)
20 Tony —, actor who played the title role in US television series Monk (8)
23 Laurence —, Best Actor in a Leading Role Oscar nominee for The Boys from Brazil (7)
24 Gore —, US author of the novels Julian and Creation (5)
25 See 15 Across
26 Tom —, 1973 French Open men’s doubles tennis champion with John Newcombe (5)
DOWN
2 Capital of Seinemaritime department,
France (5)
3 See 4 Across 5 Meteorological unit of measurement used to calculate cloud cover (4)
6 The —, 1959 horror film starring Vincent Price and Judith Evelyn (7)
7 The —, 2005 film drama starring Guy Pearce and Ray Winstone (11)
8 Card of the highest ranking suit in the game of bridge (5)
9 English title of an 1859 opera by Giuseppe
Verdi (1,6,4)
14 Port in SW Iceland housing an international airport (8)
16 Emperor of Japan
from 1989 (7)
18 Twyla —, US dancer who conceived, directed and choreographed 2002 Broadway musical Movin’
Out (5)
21 Bill —, television naturalist and comedian born in 1941 (5)
22 Small Asian citrus tree with oval, green fruits (4)
Crossword ACROSS
1 Lorry (5)
4 Stumbles (5)
10 False or assumed identity (5)
11 Treasure (7)
12 Get off a bicycle (8)
13 Sail support (4)
15 Feeding trough in a stable (6)
17 Lightweight motorcycles (6)
19 Police spy or informer (4)
20 Exaggerated or strong masculinity (8)
23 Uncommon (7)
24 Extreme (5)
25 Banquet (5)
26 Stage whisper (5)
DOWN
2 Horse controls (5)
3 Client (8)
5 Stink (4)
6 Archbishop (7)
7 Wild confusion (11)
8 Cake decoration (5)
9 In other words (4,2,2,3)
14 Riding breeches (8)
16 Nourish (7)
18 Strong thick rope (5)
21 Located, placed (5)
22 Purchases (4)