Quizword & Crossword

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

Quizword ACROSS

3 Large seaside town in Merseyside on the Irish Sea coast (9) 8 1998 film drama starring Jessica Lange and Gwyneth Paltrow (4) 9 Author of novels Dr Franklin’s Island and Siberia (3,5)

10 See 15 Across 13 See 23 Across

14 2017 film drama starring

Glenn Close and Jonathan Pryce (3,4)

15 and 10 2000 a ction film starring Sylvester Stallone in the title role (3,6) 16 Japanese dish of seafood or vegetables deep-fried in batter (7)

17 and 6 Down Golf scoring system in which a player or team earns a point for each hole they have won (5,4)

21 John —, musician; author of 1965 volume A Spaniard in the Works (6)

22 Metal censer suspended from chains in which incense is burnt during church services (8)

23 and 13 Small constellation also called the

Little Bear (4,5)

24 Prickly shrub with red berry-like fruits (9)

DOWN

1 Winning end to a game of chess (9) 2 Scientific study of celestial objects, space and the universe as a whole (9) 4 Maureen —, actress who played Esmeralda in 1939 film drama

The Hunchback of Notre Dame (5) 5 1957-65 BBC TV current affairs programme presented by

Cliff Michelmore (7) 6 See 17 Across

7 and 20 2000 adventure-comedy film starring Breckin Meyer and Seann William Scott (4,4)

11 The —, 1912 volume of verse by Walter de la Mare (9) 12 Benjamin —, poet; author of novels Refugee Boy and Face (9)

14 Small tree or shrub whose leaves are used to make a beverage (3)

15 Arthur —, author of 1952 memoir A Pattern of Islands (7) 18 Badminton shot played to the back of the opponent’s court (5)

19 Fast-running flightless bird of South America (4) 20 See 7 Down

Crossword ACROSS

3 Unexpected find (9) 8 Corrosive substance (4)

9 Strangle (8)

10 Light wind (6) 13 Helicopter blade hub (5) 14 Luggage (7)

15 Loud continuous noise (3)

16 Attack by enemy planes (3,4)

17 Opening shot in snooker (5)

21 Breathe in (6)

22 Practice or trial (5,3) 23 Unit of hereditary (4) 24 Coshes (9)

DOWN

1 Vicious person (9) 2 Film-makers (9) 4 Bury (5)

5 Towed vehicle (7) 6 Animal doctors (4) 7 Part in a play (4) 11 Unconcealed, shameless (9) 12 Apiarist (9)

14 Offer (3)

15 Legal ending of a marriage (7)

18 Cloth woven from flax (5) 19 Twofold (4)

20 Among (4)