Quizword & Crossword
Two sets of clues, two different answers – all on the same grid. Choose one or the other.
Quizword ACROSS
6 1984 Olympic women’s shot put gold medallist (7,5) 8 Soldier of the lowest rank in the British Army (7) 9 Mackenzie —, actor-comedian who played Ragetti in the Pirates of the Caribbean film series (5) 10 Hand tool used for cutting and shaping wood (4)
12 See 3 Down 14 See 15 Across
15 and 14 2015 fantasy-horror film drama starring
Salma Hayek and Vincent Cassel (4,2,5) 16 Standard unit of currency of Peru replaced by the nuevo sol in 1991 (4) 19 African republic; capital Cairo (5) 21 Hebrew name of the biblical angel of the bottomless pit in the Book of Revelation (7) 22 Scrum-half; 2010 Scotland Test debutant against
New Zealand (5,7)
DOWN
1 Jim —, actor who played the title role in 2004 film drama The Passion of the Christ (8)
2 David —, playwright whose stage works include Maydays and Pentecost (5)
3 and 12 Across Actress who played Amy Pond in BBC TV drama series Doctor Who (5,6) 4 Ancient country on the Black Sea south of the Caucasus; land of the Golden Fleece in Greek mythology (7) 5 Word representing
E in the NATO phonetic alphabet (4) 6 Port in N Haiti; capital of the French Colony of Saint-domingue from 1711-70 (3-7)
7 and 20 1957 comedy-drama film starring, written and directed by Charles Chaplin (1,4,2,3,4) 11 Large Middle Eastern drum used in popular and classical music (3) 12 Egyptian god of the Earth (3)
13 Michael —, actor who played Hugo Drax in 1979 action film Moonraker (8)
14 1982 film comedy starring
Dustin Hoffman and Jessica Lange (7) 17 See 18 Down
18 and 17 Labour MP; Minister for Children from 2005-06 (5,5)
20 See 7 Down
Crossword ACROSS
6 By the way (12) 8 Nightclub show (7) 9 Synagogue minister (5)
10 Standard (4)
12 Unduly interested in death (6)
14 Pugilist (5)
15 Rota (6)
16 Cat noise (4)
19 Flavour (5)
21 Shorten (7)
22 Unable to think of anything to say (4,3,5)
DOWN
1 Shipping hazards (8) 2 Worship as divine (5) 3 Makes woollens (5) 4 Brave soldier or fighter (7)
5 Unsightly fat (4)
6 Burn up completely (10) 7 Desolate region (10) 11 High hill (3) 12 Encountered (3)
13 Four or six in cricket (8)
14 Below (7)
17 Meat in rashers (5)
18 Hair or eye colour (5) 20 Decelerate (4)