Daily Mirror Quiz Crossword
Mirror Quiz Crossword Answers & Hints - August 18, 2026
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August 18, 2026
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6.2011 novel by Martina Cole (3,9)12 letters8.& 17D 1992 novel by Peter Ackroyd (7,5)7 letters9.Australian acacia tree with yellow ball-shaped flowers (5)5 letters10.Russian river that flows to the Caspian Sea at Guryev (4)4 letters12.Deputy to Vincentio in William Shakespeare play Measure for Measure (6)6 letters14.see 12 Down (5)5 letters15.Market town in North Yorkshire on the River Ribble (6)6 letters16.1995 novel by Iain Banks (4)4 letters19.African republic; capital Cairo (5)5 letters21.City in Rajasthan, India; historic capital of the kingdom of Mewar (7)7 letters22.The —, 1968 action film starring Dean Martin and Elke Sommer (8,4)12 letters
Down
1.& 20D 1941 film drama starring Gary Cooper in the title role (8,4)8 letters2.1985 film comedy starring Glenn Close in the title role (5)5 letters3.Georg Ernst —, German scientist born in 1659 who developed the phlogiston theory of combustion (5)5 letters4.Samuel Langhorne —, author who used pen name Mark Twain (7)7 letters5.Mountain in Greek mythology sandwiched between Olympus and Pelion by Otus and Ephialtes (4)4 letters6.1935 novel by C S Forester first published in 2011 (3,7)10 letters7.US author of novels Andrew's Brain and Homer and Langley (1,1,8)10 letters11.City in Gelderland, Netherlands, northwest of Arnhem (3)3 letters12.& 14A Best Actress in a Leading Role Oscar nominee for American Hustle (3,5)3 letters13.2006 novel by Michael Connelly (4,4)8 letters14.Glacier in Switzerland; largest in Europe (7)7 letters17.see 8 Across (5)5 letters18.1996 comedy and crime drama film starring Frances McDormand and William H Macy (5)5 letters20.see 1 Down (4)4 letters
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