Quizword & Crossword

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

QUIZWORD CLUES ACROSS

3 1982 Western starring Willie Nelson in the title role (9) 8 Form of precipitation composed of balls or lumps of ice (4)

9 See 2 Down

10 and 21 Italian cyclist; 2007 Giro d’italia winner (6,2,4)

13 Town in Greater Manchester housing monument

Mab’s Cross (5)

14 Form of verse, originally French, in which lines are repeated at regular intervals (7)

15 Unit of weight equal to 2240 pounds (3)

16 and 24 California-born 2002-07 WBO Welterweight champion (7,9)

17 Peter —, ghostly character in 1898

Henry James novella

The Turn of the Screw (5) 21 See 10 Across 22 Joseph —, English actor and clown who died in 1837 (8)

23 Paul —, Best Actor in a Leading Role Oscar winner for The Story of Louis Pasteur (4) 24 See 16 Across

DOWN

1 Horse tamed by Gandalf in J R R Tolkien novel The Lord of the Rings (9)

2 and 9 Across Salman Rushdie novel; 1981 Man Booker Prize winner (9,8) 4 Berkshire horse racecourse that hosts the King

George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes (5) 5 London underground station south of Stockwell on the Victoria Line (7)

6 Amber —, Home Secretary appointed in 2016 (4)

7 Hollow tube of a tobacco pipe (4)

11 Capital of Dordogne department, France (9) 12 2008 adventure film starring

Nicole Kidman and Hugh Jackman (9)

14 Son of Kanga in stories by A A Milne (3)

15 The —, 1959 horror film starring Vincent Price and Judith Evelyn (7) 18 The —, 1868 novel by Fyodor Dostoevsky (5) 19 1987 drama whose ten segments, with different directors, each feature a selection from an opera (4) 20 Mixture of smoke, fog and chemical fumes (4)

CROSSWORD CLUES ACROSS

3 Event that causes the end (9)

8 Yes votes (4)

9 Deduction from the usual cost (8)

10 Card game (6)

13 Bearing of offspring (5) 14 In truth (7)

15 Fish eggs (3)

16 Teller (7)

17 Cowboy spectacle (5) 21 Tense, nervous (2,4) 22 Metal strip on the top of a can (4-4) 23 Crossword-solving aid (4) 24 Ponders (9)

DOWN

1 Cheap book (9) 2 Be understood (3,6) 4 Senior (5)

5 More than is required (2,5)

6 Forehead (4)

7 Possesses (4)

11 Depart quickly (9) 12 Unexpected revelation (3-6) 14 In favour of (3)

15 Spring back (7)

18 Tooth type (5)

19 Code word for the letter K (4) 20 Relatively long time (4)