Daily Mirror Quiz Crossword
Mirror Quiz Crossword Answers & Hints - October 6, 2026
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Puzzle date
October 6, 2026
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Across
6.Greek comic dramatist whose works include The Birds and The Frogs (12)12 letters8.- House, retreat on the Isle of Wight where Queen Victoria died in 1901 (7)7 letters9.Ruth -, 2003 Dublin Marathon women's race winner (5)5 letters10.Deep red variety of corundum (4)4 letters12.Smooth, elongated insect with leathery forewings (6)6 letters14.Brad -, rugby union lock; 2011 Rugby World Cup Final winner with New Zealand (5)5 letters15.2001 film comedy starring Audrey Tautou in the title role (6)6 letters16.Arthur -, 1975 Wimbledon singles tennis champion (4)4 letters19.1647 opera by Luigi Rossi (5)5 letters21.Bryan -, actor whose roles included Cheese and Egg in ITV sitcom The Dustbinmen (7)7 letters22.Comedian-actor who played the title role in 1985 film comedy Brewster's Millions (7,5)12 letters
Down
1.Country in Africa whose capital is Harare (8)8 letters2.Large wading bird typically with a black and white plumage (5)5 letters3.River in Germany that flows past Berlin to the Havel at Spandau (5)5 letters4.Hugh -, actor who played the title role in 2004 action film Van Helsing (7)7 letters5.see 14 Down (4)4 letters6.& 7D & 11D 1722 novel by Daniel Defoe (1,7,2,3,6,4)10 letters7.see 6 Down (6,4)10 letters11.see 6 Down (4)3 letters12.The cgs unit of work or energy (3)3 letters13.1986 film comedy starring Danny DeVito and Joe Piscopo (4,4)8 letters14.& 5D Actor who married Prunella Scales in 1963 (7,4)7 letters17.Muriel -, author of the novels The Girls of Slender Means and The Finishing School (5)5 letters18.Luis -, Argentine boxer defeated by Jack Dempsey in a 1923 world heavyweight title fight (5)5 letters20.Light, slender, flexible sword tipped by a button (4)4 letters
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