Quizword & Crossword
Two sets of clues, two different answers – all on the same grid. Choose one or the other.
QUIZWORD ACROSS
1 The —, 1894 story by R L Stevenson and Lloyd Osbourne (3-4) 7 1998 animated film based on a Chinese legend whose title character is voiced by
Ming-na Wen (5) 8 Standard unit of currency of the Maldives (7)
9 Port and resort in Andalusia, Spain; birthplace of
Pablo Picasso (6) 11 The —, 15th fence at Aintree where Alpha Des Obeaux fell in the 2018 Grand National (5) 13 Soft creamy white cheese similar to Camembert (4) 14 Standard unit of currency of Ukraine (7)
15 Jim —, Scottish fighter; 1979-81 WBC Lightweight champion (4)
16 and 17 Husband of Catherine Earnshaw in 1847 Emily Bronte novel Wuthering Heights (5,6) 17 See 16 Across 21 2015 Oaks winner ridden by Aidan O’brien (7) 22 Rebecca —, actress who played Dr Georgina Woodman in BBC TV series Casualty (5) 23 Small dog of a breed derived from crossing the Tibetan apso and Pekingese (4,3)
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2 1961 comedymusical film starring Elvis Presley and Joan Blackman (4,6) 3 2008 fantasy film starring Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson (8)
4 One sixteenth of an ounce in the avoirdupois system of weights (4) 5 Standard unit of currency of Croatia (4)
6 New Zealand forest parrot with a long curved beak (4)
9 River in NE France; scene of two unsuccessful German offensives in 1914 and 1918 (5)
10 1920 novel in a series by L Frank Baum (6,2,2)
12 Bob —, singer-actor awarded the
2016 Nobel Prize in Literature (5) 13 Companion of Falstaff sentenced to hang for looting in William Shakespeare play Henry V (8) 18 Patricia —, Best Actress in a Leading Role Oscar winner for Hud (4)
19 Curve with an S-shaped profile used in coving (4) 20 1998 film drama starring Jessica Lange and Gwyneth
Paltrow (4)
CROSSWORD ACROSS
1 Doubting Thomas (7) 7 Theme (5) 8 Artist (7) 9 Contemporary (6) 11 Quick-moving, nimble (5)
13 Price (4) 14 Foretooth (7)
15 Area of cut grass (4)
16 Find the sum of (3,2)
17 More likely than not (4-2)
21 Aardvark (3,4) 22 Bravery award (5) 23 Begrudges (7)
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2 Worker just below a foreman (10) 3 Nail with a small head (5,3)
4 Notion (4) 5 Unaccompanied flight (4)
6 Eight furlongs (4) 9 Slightly damp (5) 10 Place to dine (10) 12 Derision (5)
13 Able to be believed (8)
18 Far down (4) 19 Egg-shaped (4) 20 Leg joint (4)