Quizword & Crossword

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

Quizword

ACROSS

3 and 17 1994 BBC TV series written by and starring Jimmy Nail (9,5) 8 Any of a family of stringed instruments that preceded the violin (4) 9 Personification of the government of the United

States (5,3)

10 See 7 Down 13 Brittney —, 2012 Olympic long jump gold medallist (5) 14 2009 film comedy starring Jack Black and Michael Cera (4,3) 15 Cry of a sheep (3) 16 Republic in southeast Asia; capital Hanoi (7)

17 See 3 Across 21 Dried grape (6)

22 Second lowest adult male voice (8) 23 Author of the third Gospel in the New Testament (4)

24 Easternmost of the Canary Islands; capital Arrecife (9)

DOWN

1 Vera —, 2006 Wimbledon mixed doubles tennis championship winner with

Andy Ram (9)

2 and 6 2010

Andrew Lloyd Webber musical; a sequel to The Phantom of the Opera (4,5,4)

4 Dorothy —, 1934 Wimbledon singles tennis championship winner (5)

5 Spiral tube of the inner ear that converts sound vibrations into nerve impulses (7) 6 See 2 Down 7 and 10 Across

Best Actor in a Leading Role

Oscar nominee for Schindler’s List (4,6) 11 The —, 1968 film drama starring David Warner and Nicol Williamson (6,3) 12 Melinda —, television presenter whose credits include Cowboy Builders and Fort Boyard (9) 14 Twining plant cultivated for its edible tuber (3) 15 Arthur —, Conservative MP; prime minister from 1902-05 (7) 18 Major tributary of the River

Thames rising in the London Borough of Barnet (5) 19 Code word for the letter P in the NATO phonetic alphabet (4)

20 Port on the

River Danube; capital of Upper Austria (4)

Crossword ACROSS

3 Sour fruit (4,5) 8 Biblical garden (4) 9 British money (8) 10 Eventually (2,4) 13 Celestial body (5) 14 Fragrant liquid (7) 15 Male parent (3) 16 Prime minister (7) 17 Armistice (5)

21 Jaunt (6)

22 Structure with a roof and walls (8) 23 Be on fire (4)

24 Brown-haired

women (9)

DOWN

1 Submarine instrument (9)

2 Ninth month (9) 4 Romantic flowers (5)

5 Made holy (7)

6 Heap (4)

7 Solitary (4)

11 Plush (9)

12 Cleansing agent (9) 14 Golf standard (3) 15 Tooth expert (7) 18 Dishonest person (5) 19 Cat noise (4) 20 Scheme (4)