Quizword & Crossword

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

Quizword ACROSS

1 and 16 Down Another name for legendary Himalayan creature the yeti (10,7)

8 1975 Broadway musical featuring characters Velma Kelly and

Roxie Hart (7)

9 Island in the Ionian

Sea forming part of a regional unit of Greece (5)

10 Highest point in a solid figure (4)

11 and 19 Down 1928 novel by P C Wren (4,5) 12 1963 film drama starring Paul Newman in the title role (3)

14 Pavel —, Czech Republic and Juventus midfield footballer; 2003

Ballon d’or winner (6) 15 Marine bivalve mollusc such as the edible blue — (6) 18 Broad sash tied in a large bow at the back worn by Japanese women and children as part of the national costume (3)

20 Standard unit of currency of Turkey (4) 21 1978 film thriller starring Genevieve Bujold and Michael Douglas (4) 23 Leather finished with a fine velvet-like nap (5) 24 Former kingdom of central Europe that belonged to the Hapsburgs from 1526-1918 (7) 25 2005 film thriller starring Jodie Foster and Peter

Sarsgaard (10)

DOWN

1 Liquorice-flavoured seed of the anise plant (7)

2 The —, Test cricket ground in London (4) 3 Heroine of

William Shakespeare play Cymbeline; daughter of the title character (6) 4 Brightest star in constellation Bootes (8) 5 Manservant to

The Addams Family in works by cartoonist Charles Addams (5)

6 Gerhard von —,

Chief of the Prussian General Staff from 1808-10 (11) 7 Island and province of the Solomon Islands housing Honiara, the national capital (11) 13 Olof, Sweden defensive footballer at Aston Villa from 2001-08 (8) 16 See 1 Across 17 2004 action film starring Will Smith and Bridget Moynahan (1,5) 19 See 11 Across 22 Resort town in Denbighshire, N Wales, at the entrance to the Vale of Clwyd (4) Crossword

ACROSS

1 Make feeble (10)

8 Tooth at the front of the mouth (7)

9 Slack (5)

10 At that time (4)

11 Miserly (4)

12 Habitual drunkard (3) 14 Bacon slice (6)

15 Relating to digestion (6) 18 Inquire (3)

20 Interpret written words (4) 21 Spanish sparkling wine (4) 23 Healed (5)

24 Tight embrace (4,3) 25 Funeral director (10)

DOWN

1 Duke’s wife (7) 2 Occupied (4) 3 Pantry (6)

4 Gifted (8)

5 Sounds a horn (5) 6 Unruly outburst or tumult (11) 7 Underwater bomb (5,6) 13 Resent (8) 16 Educator (7) 17 Chess opening (6)

19 Holy book of Islam (5) 22 Financially support (4)