Quizword & Crossword
Two sets of clues, two different answers – all on the same grid. Choose one or the other.
QUIZWORD CLUES
ACROSS 1 Ballroom dance in triple time (5) 4 Capital of Jordan (5) 10 Japanese verse form in 17 syllables (5) 11 South American rodent with a white-tipped tail related to the agouti (7) 12 See 17 Across 13 Fabric of matted, compressed wool or fur (4) 15 and 23 1946 Grand National winner ridden by Bobby Petre (6,7) 17 and 12 1952 Olympic women’s long jump gold medallist (6,8) 19 Paul Gustave —, 19th-century French illustrator of works by Rabelais (4) 20 Thomas —, doctor who established a home for destitute children in the East End of London in 1870 (8) 23 See 15 Across 24 1995-2002 American boy band featuring Justin Timberlake (5) 25 1973 novel by J G Ballard (5) 26 Earl of —, English soldier and favourite of Queen Elizabeth I executed in 1601 (5)
DOWN 2 Airy spirit in William Shakespeare play The Tempest (5) 3 University city in La Libertad, NW Peru, founded in 1534 (8) 5 See 18 Down 6 and 14 1983 novel by Norman Mailer (7,8) 7 1884 stage play by Henrik Ibsen first performed the following year (3,4,4) 8 Port in SW Sweden on the Sound opposite Copenhagen (5) 9 1998 comedy-drama film featuring Jane Horrocks in the title role (6,5) 14 See 6 Down 16 Balthazar Johannes —, prime minister of South Africa from 1966-78 (7) 18 and 5 1973 comedy-drama film starring Ryan and Tatum O’neal (5,4) 21 Joe —, Ipswich Town FC manager from 2002-06 (5) 22 Bill —, US golfer; 2011 Fedex Cup winner (4)
CROSSWORD CLUES
ACROSS 1 Wicca (5) 4 Slant (5) 10 Arrive at or get to (5) 11 Extreme greed (7) 12 Place for holidaymakers to pitch tents (8) 13 Very dry (4) 15 Period of instruction (6) 17 Fame (6) 19 Intimation (4) 20 Person held captive (8) 23 Attack by enemy planes (3,4) 24 Truncheon (5) 25 Emblem (5) 26 Kingdom (5) DOWN 2 Sudden fright (5) 3 Condition of sticking together (8) 5 Jump (4) 6 Before (5,2) 7 Itchy inflammation of the skin (7,4) 8 Flavour (5) 9 Married person’s item (7,4) 14 Down-to-earth (8) 16 Spanish drink (7) 18 Vulgar (5) 21 Of birth (5) 22 Suspend (4) Solutions in tomorrow’s Irish Daily Mirror