Quizword & Crossword Quizword
Two sets of clues, two different answers – all on the same grid. Choose one or the other.
ACROSS
1 Judd —, snooker player who won the 2019 World Championship (5)
4 Brendan —, author of 1958 autobiographical novel Borstal Boy (5) 10 Vaclav —, president of the Czech Republic from 1993-2003 (5)
11 Ion —, president of Romania from 1990-96 (7)
12 Giacomo —, 18thcentury Italian adventurer noted for the memoir Histoire de ma vie (8)
13 Republic on the Persian Gulf whose capital is Baghdad (4) 15 Paul —, playwright who authored 1939 Broadway comedy Morning’s at Seven (6) 17 Michael —, jockey who rode Derby winners Commander in Chief, Galileo and Sea the Stars (6)
19 Mia —, actress whose roles include Sloane Peterson in 1986 comedy-drama film Ferris Bueller’s Day Off (4)
20 Joe —, actor who starred as Bobby Gold in 1991 film drama Homicide (8)
23 Ductile white metallic element; symbol Nb (7)
24 Smallest unit of weight in the avoirdupois system (5) 25 Name given to the cricket Test series between England and Australia (5)
26 River in Scotland that flows through Glasgow (5)
DOWN
2 Jean-pierre —, former France rugby union captain nicknamed Golden Helmet (5)
3 and 16 Singeractress who played Kathy Glover in ITV soap Emmerdale (8,7)
5 Tracey —, conceptual artist whose works include 1998’s My
Bed (4)
6 European republic;
capital Vienna (7)
7 and 21 1995 film drama starring Jack Nicholson and David Morse (3,8,5)
8 River rising in the Carnic Alps in NE Italy that flows past Belluno to the Gulf of Venice (5) 9 US river flowing into the Chesapeake Bay upon which Harrisburg, Pennsylvania stands (11) 14 Village in Cornwall; reputed birthplace of King Arthur (8)
16 See 3 Down
18 City in Emilia-romagna, Italy famous for its cheese and ham (5)
21 See 7 Down
22 Small, high-pitched flute used in military bands (4)
Crossword
ACROSS
1 Mass of bees (5)
4 Card suit (5)
10 Fertile spot in a
desert (5)
11 Form a mental picture
of (7)
12 Ability to see (8)
13 Hay bundle (4)
15 Star sign (6)
17 One-dimensional (6)
19 Partly open (4)
20 Slingshot (8)
23 Place where vehicles are
cleaned (3,4)
24 Business (5)
25 Perspire (5)
26 Threaded fastener (5)
DOWN
2 Squander (5)
3 Breathes (8)
5 Heavy
metal (4)
6 Military
formation (7)
7 Just retribution (11) 8 Number in
an octet (5)
9 Famous people (11) 14 Very large (8)
16 Bird type (7)
18 Exaggeratedly
masculine (5)
21 Employment (5) 22 Maori war
chant (4)