Daily Mirror Quiz Crossword
Mirror Quiz Crossword Answers & Hints - August 27, 2026
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August 27, 2026
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1.Enchantress in Greek mythology who detained Odysseus on her island (5)5 letters7.Island of Indonesia formerly known as Celebes (8)8 letters8.& 19D Violinist after whom the main auditorium at Carnegie Hall, New York is named (5,5)5 letters10.& 11D 1983 film comedy starring Steve Martin and Kathleen Turner (3,3,4,3,6)10 letters12.Another name for the mountain beaver of North America (8)8 letters14.Expanded part of the oesophagus in birds in which food is stored before passing on to the gizzard (4)4 letters16.1995 family film featuring James Cromwell as Farmer Hoggett (4)4 letters17.Best Actress in a Supporting Role Oscar nominee for Junebug, Doubt, The Fighter, The Master and Vice (3,5)8 letters20.Thomas -, English poet and forger who committed suicide in 1770 (10)10 letters23.Odilon -, French painter whose works include 1898’s Vierge nimbee (5)5 letters24.White, long-bodied, lop-eared breed of pork pig developed in Denmark (8)8 letters25.Short musical composition for one instrument intended as an exercise for the improvement of a performer’s technique (5)5 letters
Down
1.Stafford -, Chancellor of the Exchequer from 1947-50 (6)6 letters2.Old World songbird with a harsh chattering cry (4)4 letters3.Pacific island whose capital is Hagatna (4)4 letters4.Thomas -, political pamphleteer who authored 1791’s Rights of Man (5)5 letters5.Cuban-born musician married to Lucille Ball from 1940-60 (4,5)9 letters6.& 21D Lighthouse off the Isles of Scilly established in 1858 (6,4)6 letters9.South American republic whose capital is Santiago (5)5 letters11.see 10 Across (3,6)9 letters13.Tall tree affected by fungal disease DED (3)3 letters15.Dennis -, 1971 winner of the Nobel Prize in Physics for the invention of holography (5)5 letters16.Lauren -, Best Actress in a Supporting Role Oscar nominee for The Mirror Has Two Faces (6)6 letters18.Basil -, British architect who designed Coventry Cathedral (6)6 letters19.see 8 Across (5)5 letters21.see 6 Down (4)4 letters22.Small amphibian whose species include the Palmate, Great Crested and Smooth (4)4 letters
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