Quizword & Crossword
Two sets of clues, two different answers – all on the same grid. Choose one or the other.
QUIZWORD CLUES ACROSS
1 See 13 Down 8 Tropical American tree also called the achiote whose seeds produce an orange-red dye used in food colouring (7) 9 Swiss grated potato pancake (5) 10 Number of sheets of paper equal to 20 quires (4) 11 Independent republic whose capital, Suva, is on the island of Viti Levu (4) 12 Freshwater fish also known as an orfe (3) 14 In fencing, an acknowledgement that a scoring hit has been made (6) 15 Thomas —, English philosopher who authored 1651 book Leviathan (6) 18 Town in central Israel that houses an airport (3) 20 The —, 1976 film thriller starring Gregory Peck and Lee Remick (4) 21 John —, chronicler and antiquary who published a Survey of London in 1598 (4) 23 Common —, plant also called tare used as silage or fodder for animals (5) 24 Port in France at the mouth of the River Seine (2,5) 25 River flowing into Sydney Harbour, New South Wales, Australia (10) DOWN
1 Japanese form of puppet theatre in which the puppeteers remain on stage (7) 2 Henry Francis —, author of the words of the hymn Abide with Me (4) 3 Town in Somerset associated with helicopter manufacture (6) 4 Zina —, 1990 Wimbledon singles tennis championship runner-up (8) 5 Valentino —, winner of the 2008 and 2009 MotoGP World Championship (5) 6 Martina —, 1990 Wimbledon singles tennis championship winner (11) 7 1990 Mike Leigh comedy-drama film starring Alison Steadman and Jim Broadbent (4,2,5) 13 and 1 Across
2001 novel by Philippa Gregory (3,5,6,4) 16 Capital of the former colony of Dutch East Indies, now the city of Jakarta, Indonesia (7) 17 2013 novel by Christopher Brookmyre (6) 19 Mike —, head coach of American football Super Bowl XX champions Chicago Bears (5) 22 1995 novel by Iain Banks (4) Solutions in tomorrow’s Daily Mirror
CROSSWORD CLUES ACROSS
1 Batons (10) 8 Utters or whines peevishly (7) 9 Readily understood (5) 10 Neckwear items (4) 11 Far down (4) 12 Eggs (3) 14 Sell to the public (6) 15 Brave and courageous (6) 18 Faucet (3) 20 Considerate (4) 21 Broad smile (4) 23 Greater than is reasonable (5) 24 High spirits (7) 25 Carry out a deception or crime (10)
DOWN
1 Storm (7) 2 Second-hand (4) 3 Pamper (6) 4 Surpasses (8) 5 Mexican snack (5) 6 Excursion to an unspecified place (7,4) 7 Progression (11) 13 Tonic (4-2-2) 16 Former (3-4) 17 Administer by syringe (6) 19 Army chaplain (5) 22 Maori war chant (4)
Solutions in tomorrow’s Daily Mirror