Quizword & Crossword

Two sets of clues, two different answers – all on the same grid. Choose one or the other.

QUIZWORD CLUES

ACROSS 3 British garden bird, the male of which has a black head and orange-red breast (9) 8 French department; capital Albi (4)

9 1973 novel by

Dick Francis (4,4) 10 Bluish-purple colour at the end of the spectrum opposite red (6)

13 Frederick —, prime minister from 1770-82 (5) 14 State of NE India; capital Agartala (7) 15 Jonathan —, 201517 Superbike World Championship winner (3) 16 In poetry, a metrical foot consisting of two long syllables (7) 17 Hard-wearing twill-weave cotton fabric used for trousers and work clothes (5)

21 Yasser —, PLO Chairman; co-recipient of the 1994 Nobel Peace Prize (6) 22 Roman emperor from 14-37 (8)

23 Second letter of the Greek alphabet (4)

24 2009 novel by

Anita Brookner (9)

DOWN

1 Featherstone Rovers scrum-half; 1973 Lance Todd Trophy winner (5,4) 2 White-flowered West Indian plant which yields a starch used as a thickener for food (9) 4 Paolo —, Italian composer and singing master to the British Royal Family knighted in 1908 (5)

5 1953 thriller starring Marilyn Monroe and Joseph Cotten (7) 6 Port in SW Republic of Ireland at the mouth of the River Lee (4)

7 Mark —, actor who played Friar Tuck in 2010 action film Robin Hood (4)

11 and 15 2008 Coen Brothers comedy-drama film starring George Clooney and Frances Mcdormand (4,5,7)

12 Large breed of dog with a black or brown spotted white coat (9)

14 Small peg that supports a golf ball before it is struck (3)

15 See 11 Down 18 Device producing a very powerful narrow beam of coherent light of a single wavelength (5)

19 John —,

Director-general of the BBC from 1992-2000 (4)

20 Queen of Sparta in Greek mythology; mother of Helen by Zeus (4)

CROSSWORD CLUES

ACROSS

3 Manly (9)

8 Dog sound (4)

9 Egg dish (8)

10 Primary source (6) 13 Leader (5)

14 Very fond of reading (7) 15 Shade of brown (3) 16 Creche (7)

17 Sudden fright (5) 21 Photographic device (6)

22 Regardless of (2,6) 23 Public school (4)

24 Small airport or airfield (9) DOWN 1 Inspiring disgust and loathing (9)

2 Large guns on wheels (9) 4 Make amends (5) 5 V-shaped stripe (7)

6 Fibs (4)

7 Short letter (4)

11 Tobacco product (9) 12 Sparkling white wine (9) 14 Wide inlet of the sea (3) 15 Judas (7)

18 Rugby formation (5) 19 Encrypted communication (4) 20 Mexican snack (4)