Quizword & Crossword
Two sets of clues, two different answers – all on the same grid. Choose one or the other.
QUIZWORD CLUES
ACROSS 3 and 21 1956 sci-fi film starring Walter Pidgeon and Anne Francis (9,6) 8 Ancient Greek stringed instrument made of a resonating tortoise shell (4) 9 and 15 Down 1976 novel by Colin Dexter (4,4,7) 10 Peninsula in the N Adriatic Sea whose chief city is Pula (6) 13 Constellation containing the stars Rigel and Betelgeuse (5) 14 Fabien —, France rugby union captain; 2002 IRB Player of the Year Award winner (7) 15 Gok —, television presenter whose credits include Miss Naked Beauty and How to Look Good Naked (3) 16 The —, group of chalk stacks in the English Channel off the coast of the Isle of Wight (7) 17 Charles —, 19th-century founder of a symphony orchestra in Manchester (5) 21 See 3 Across 22 Lower — and Upper —, neighbourhoods of the New York City borough of Manhattan (4,4) 23 Car manufacturer whose headquarters are in Martorell near Barcelona, Spain (4) 24 Capital of Pyrenees-orientales, southern France (9) DOWN 1 Ancient technique for decorating metalwork in which enamel, glass or gemstones are separated by thin metal strips (9) 2 Whaling station on South Georgia that houses the grave of Ernest Shackleton (9) 4 German prisoner-ofwar camp for officers established in World War I (5) 5 The —, 1964 film drama starring Henry Fonda and Cliff Robertson (4,3) 6 The —, 2000 comedy-drama film starring Sam Neill and Billy Mitchell (4) 7 River in central Germany upon which Felsberg and Fritzlar stand (4) 11 British medical journal founded in 1823 by Thomas Wakley (3,6) 12 14th-century BC Egyptian queen married to Akhenaten (9) 14 1981 film comedy starring Susan Anspach and Howie Mandel (3) 15 See 9 Across 18 — cake, layered French dessert also called Clichy cake (5) 19 Mediterranean plant whose grey-green leaves are used in cooking (4) 20 In bridge, a protecting card or winner in a suit in which one’s opponents are strong (4)
CROSSWORD CLUES
ACROSS 3 Involving great risk (9) 8 Speed contest (4) 9 Wolfram (8) 10 Scribble or draw aimlessly (6) 13 Inspection of accounts (5) 14 Odd, unusual (7) 15 Bleat (3) 16 Panther (7) 17 Easy to lift (5) 21 Spud (6) 22 Without error, precise (8) 23 Land measure (4) 24 Person or thing that resembles another (9) DOWN 1 Bit by bit (9) 2 Squeeze box (9) 4 Change (5) 5 Loss of memory (7) 6 School furniture item (4) 7 Second-hand (4) 11 Pleasant or sweet odour (9) 12 Type of warship (9) 14 Wicked (3) 15 Piercing tool (7) 18 Small mark or spot (5) 19 Resound (4) 20 Darker part of twilight (4)