Daily Mirror Quiz Crossword
Mirror Quiz Crossword Answers & Hints - August 26, 2026
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August 26, 2026
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3.1992 comedy-drama film starring Eddie Murphy, Robin Givens and Halle Berry (9)9 letters8.Sea of -, arm of the Black Sea fed chiefly by the River Don (4)4 letters9.The -, 1994 animated film for which Hans Zimmer won a Best Music, Original Score Oscar (4,4)8 letters10.Iwan -, rugby union wing whose 1985 Scotland Test debut was against Ireland (6)6 letters13.Tree with red, sugar and Florida varieties (5)5 letters14.Genus of trees including the California redwood (7)7 letters15.Gok -, television presenter whose credits include Miss Naked Beauty and How to Look Good Naked (3)3 letters16.W Somerset -, author of The Sacred Flame and The Bread-Winner (7)7 letters17.Piece of music composed for eight singers (5)5 letters21.African republic whose capital is Lilongwe (6)6 letters22.Nadia -, 1976 and 1980 Olympic balance beam gold medal-winning gymnast (8)8 letters23.Miles -, actor-comedian who played Archie in Balamory (4)4 letters24.Stew originating from France made with haricot beans and meat (9)9 letters
Down
1.Theatrical entertainment performed at Christmas time such as Aladdin or Cinderella (9)9 letters2.Annual period of fasting for Jewish people also called the Day of Atonement (3,6)9 letters4.Lowest deck in a vessel with four or more decks (5)5 letters5.Common bird of ponds and lakes with a black plumage and red bill (7)7 letters6.Strong, aniseed-flavoured spirit distilled in Turkey and the Balkans (4)4 letters7.Luigi -, Italian composer of 1961 work Intolleranza 1960 (4)4 letters11.Mild, semi-soft, cow’s milk cheese of NW France (4,5)9 letters12.Wife of Socrates, whose name has come to mean any quarrelsome woman (9)9 letters14.1970s ITV drama series that starred Kevin Moreton and Mark McManus in the title role (3)3 letters15.Jean-Antoine -, French painter whose works include 1717’s The Embarkation for Cythera (7)7 letters18.Frail character befriended by Nicholas Nickleby in the Dickens novel (5)5 letters19.Asian bean plant whose nutritious seeds are used as food and forage (4)4 letters20.1975 film thriller starring Roy Scheider and Robert Shaw (4)4 letters
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