Daily Mirror Quiz Crossword
Mirror Quiz Crossword Answers & Hints - August 12, 2026
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August 12, 2026
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3.Succulent salt-marsh plant also called samphire (9)9 letters8.City in Kansai, Japan; capital of the country from 710-784 (4)4 letters9.Tropical American evergreen tree whose gourds are used to make tobacco pipe bowls (8)8 letters10.Bob —, 1964 Olympic 1,500m freestyle swimming gold medallist (6)6 letters13.Another name for the European mountain ash (5)5 letters14.Caribbean island of Haiti off northwest Hispaniola once a centre of piracy (7)7 letters15.& 2D Province of Canada; capital Fredericton (3,9)3 letters16.1963 comic novel by Spike Milligan (7)7 letters17.Louis —, Best Director Oscar nominee for 1980 film Atlantic City (5)5 letters21.Aromatic plant with spikes of small blue flowers whose leaves are used in cooking (6)6 letters22.English name of the seat of government of the Netherlands (3,5)8 letters23.Raymond —, Canadian actor who played Perry Mason and Robert Ironside on television (4)4 letters24.Black to steel-grey manganese oxide-hydroxide ore (9)9 letters
Down
1.Debut novel by A D Miller; 2011 Man Booker Prize nominee (9)9 letters2.see 15 Across (9)9 letters4.Ronald —, actor who portrayed Dylan Thomas in 1978 BBC TV drama Dylan (5)5 letters5.Ulrich —, 1908 Olympic singles figure skating gold medallist (7)7 letters6.Matthew —, steamship captain; first man to swim the English Channel (4)4 letters7.& 12D 2006 Commonwealth men’s 200m freestyle swimming gold medallist (4,9)4 letters11.2010 film drama starring Cher and Christina Aguilera (9)9 letters12.see 7 Down (9)9 letters14.Number represented by the symbol X in Roman numerals (3)3 letters15.Nine-sided polygon (7)7 letters18.Industrial city and port in East Flanders, Belgium, formerly known for its cloth industry (5)5 letters19.Fast-running flightless bird of South America (4)4 letters20.Dark long-necked bird similar to the cormorant (4)4 letters
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