Daily Mirror Quiz Crossword
Mirror Quiz Crossword Answers & Hints - August 2, 2026
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August 2, 2026
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Across
6.Body of advisors to the Sovereign of the UK whose former heads include Robin Cook and Penny Mordaunt (5,7)12 letters8.1936 family film starring Shirley Temple in the title role (7)7 letters9.First letter of the Greek alphabet (5)5 letters10.Owl of New Zealand also called the morepork (4)4 letters12.European — grass, plant often used to stabilise sand dunes (6)6 letters14.Extinct language of ancient southern Italy (5)5 letters15.Tributary of the River Ouse in West and North Yorkshire upon which Ilkley stands (6)6 letters16.Bluish-white metallic element; symbol Zn (4)4 letters19.Zoltan —, director of film dramas Cry, the Beloved Country and A Woman's Vengeance (5)5 letters21.Mild powdered seasoning made from a sweet variety of red pepper (7)7 letters22.& 12D 1999 comedy-drama sci-fi film starring Robin Williams (12,3)12 letters
Down
1.Rum-based coffee liqueur from the Caribbean (3,5)8 letters2.Southern African antelope with a fringe of white hairs along the length of its back and neck (5)5 letters3.& 14D 1987 David Mamet film drama starring Lindsay Crouse and Joe Mantegna (5,2,5)5 letters4.— Islands, archipelago in the Bay of Bengal; home of the Sentinelese people (7)7 letters5.Collective noun for a group of snipe (4)4 letters6.Ignacy Jan —, pianist and composer; prime minister of Poland in 1919 (10)10 letters7.Ian —, actor who played Stanley Windrush in 1959 film comedy I'm All Right Jack (10)10 letters11.City in Honshu housing the most sacred Shinto shrine in Japan (3)3 letters12.see 22 Across (3)3 letters13.Inflammation of the mucous membrane of the nose (8)8 letters14.see 3 Down (2,5)7 letters17.Mark —, US swimmer who won seven gold medals at the 1972 Olympics (5)5 letters18.David —, actor who played Keith Miller in BBC TV soap EastEnders from 2004-08 (5)5 letters20.John —, 2004-05 WBA Heavyweight champion (4)4 letters
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