Quizword & Crossword

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

Quizword ACROSS

1 See 16 Down 7 Village and fishing port in Highland, Scotland, on Loch Broom (8) 8 Torquato —, 16th-century Italian author of epic poem Jerusalem

Delivered (5)

10 The —, punk rock group whose albums include No More Heroes and La Folie (10)

12 Henny —, London-born US comedian known as King of the One-liners (8) 14 Cultivated variety of cabbage with crinkled leaves (4) 16 Omar —, actor who played

Dr Eric Foreman in US television series House (4) 17 Seaside town in

Dorset north of the

Isle of Portland (8) 20 Federated States of —, island group in the Pacific Ocean; capital Palikir (10)

23 and 4 Down Former comedy partner of

Syd Little (5,5) 24 Synthetic rubber resistant to oil and ageing used in paints and diving suits (8) 25 Capital of Japan from 794-1868 (5)

DOWN

1 1971 stage play by Simon Gray (6) 2 Balazs —, 1996 Olympic hammer gold medallist (4)

3 Small wingless blood-sucking insect noted for its power of leaping (4) 4 See 23 Across

5 Mediterranean area east of the River Rhone whose resorts include Nice and Cannes (4,5) 6 Fabric whose wrinkled finish is achieved by treatment involving caustic soda (6)

9 Council region of South Island,

New Zealand, founded by Scottish settlers (5) 11 1941 Alfred Hitchcock film thriller starring Cary Grant and

Joan Fontaine (9) 13 Playing card with one spot (3)

15 Celia —, actress who played Una Alconbury in the Bridget Jones film trilogy (5) 16 and 1 Across

18th-century Dublin-born statesman who wrote Reflections on the Revolution in France (6,5)

18 Member of a formerly rich cattle-keeping people of southern Africa living chiefly in Namibia (6) 19 Venomous snake of Africa and Asia with an inflatable neck hood (5) 21 Another name for the European sea eagle (4) 22 Mark —, actor who played Friar Tuck in 2010 action film Robin Hood (4)

Crossword ACROSS

1 Order given to dogs (5) 7 Verdict (8)

8 Hang loosely (5) 10 Ardent (10) 12 Runway (8) 14 Nuisance (4) 16 No votes (4) 17 Withstood (8) 20 Offensive (10) 23 Inert gas (5) 24 Medicated liquid for the skin (8) 25 Dog lead (5)

DOWN

1 Soft felt hat (6)

2 Cut with an axe (4) 3 Minus (4)

4 Person flying a plane (5) 5 Roll of tobacco (9)

6 Create, devise (6)

9 Adhesive (5) 11 Fast-running dog (9) 13 Anger (3)

15 Rented holiday home abroad (5) 16 Almost (6)

18 Soak (6)

19 Movies (5)

21 Skin problem (4) 22 Gaelic (4)