Daily Mirror Quiz Crossword
Mirror Quiz Crossword Answers & Hints - October 5, 2026
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October 5, 2026
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1.Small, insectivorous terrestrial lizard of warm regions (5)5 letters4.Arthur -, composer of 1949 opera The Olympians (5)5 letters10.& 22D 1980 film drama starring Deborah Harry and Dennis Lipscomb (5,4)5 letters11.see 15 Across (7)7 letters12.Chris -, 1968 Olympic Middleweight boxing gold medallist (8)8 letters13.Hilary -, actress-singer whose roles have included Natalie Connors in 2003 family film Agent Cody Banks (4)4 letters15.& 11A English actress whose roles have included Kalinda Sharma in 2010s drama series The Good Wife (6,7)6 letters17.Province of the Philippines occupying a peninsula between Manila Bay and the South China Sea (6)6 letters19.Derek -, Liberal Democrat life peer; National Coal Board chairman from 1972-82 (4)4 letters20.Strait between Denmark and Sweden (8)8 letters23.Lyricist of the musicals Evita and Jesus Christ Superstar (3,4)7 letters24.Ken -, director of the films Raining Stones and Poor Cow (5)5 letters25.Christopher —, actor whose roles have included Doc Brown in the Back to the Future films (5)5 letters26.Nick -, golfer who won The Open Championship in 1990 (5)5 letters
Down
2.- water, alkaline mineral water from a French spa on the south shore of Lake Geneva (5)5 letters3.Konstantinos -, 2000 Olympic 200m gold medallist (8)8 letters5.& 9D German photographer, actress and director of 1935 Nazi propaganda film Triumph of the Will (4,11)4 letters6.Either of the two large, flat, triangular bones also called a shoulder blade (7)7 letters7.The -, 1911 work by E Sylvia Pankhurst (11)11 letters8.The -, 1978 novel by James Herbert (5)5 letters9.see 5 Down (11)11 letters14.Woman's lace scarf worn in Spain that covers the shoulders and head (8)8 letters16.Burnt sugar used for flavouring food (7)7 letters18.James -, US Secretary of State from 1989-92 (5)5 letters21.The -, 2011 comedy-thriller film starring Brendan Gleeson in the title role (5)5 letters22.see 10 Across (4)4 letters
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