Daily Mirror Quiz Crossword
Mirror Quiz Crossword Answers & Hints - July 23, 2026
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July 23, 2026
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Across
1.1900 opera by Giacomo Puccini (5)5 letters7.US rapper born Stanley Kirk Burrell known for 1990 hit single U Can't Touch This (1,1,6)8 letters8.2005-11 BBC TV comedy series starring Johnny Vegas (5)5 letters10.Climbing plant with red flowers and edible pods also called a scarlet runner (6,4)10 letters12.Actress and mistress of Charles II who died in 1687 (4,4)8 letters14.Black cord fastened around Arab headdress the keffiyeh (4)4 letters16.Downy material obtained from the dried leaves of an Asian plant related to mugwort used in traditional Chinese medicine (4)4 letters17.Nocturnal bird of the nightjar family of central and western North America (8)8 letters20.Number represented by symbol XCIV in Roman numerals (6-4)10 letters23.& 11D WBC Light Welterweight champion from 2009-11 (5,9)5 letters24.Thick soft tufty silk or worsted velvet cord used in embroidery (8)8 letters25.Small swift falcon such as the Eurasian — or African — (5)5 letters
Down
1.Island off southeast China formerly known as Formosa (6)6 letters2.Fish of the salmon family such as the lake — (4)4 letters3.1996 novel by Frederick Forsyth (4)4 letters4.& 18D Best Actress in a Leading Role Oscar nominee for 2000 drama You Can Count on Me (5,6)5 letters5.Waxy substance used in perfume manufacture secreted by the intestinal tract of the sperm whale (9)9 letters6.Isambard Kingdom —, designer of the Clifton Suspension Bridge in Bristol (6)6 letters9.Basic attacking move in fencing (5)5 letters11.see 23 Across (9)9 letters13.Tim —, Conservative MP for Suffolk South from 1983-2015; Shadow Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food from 1997-2001 (3)3 letters15.Lucian —, Berlin-born British painter whose works include 1952's Portrait of John Minton (5)5 letters16.Principality in southwest Europe that includes the resort of Monte Carlo (6)6 letters18.see 4 Down (6)6 letters19.Gertrude —, author of 1933 book The Autobiography of Alice B Toklas (5)5 letters21.Type of flaky pastry produced in very thin sheets (4)4 letters22.City in Nevada, US, noted as a gambling and divorce centre (4)4 letters
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