Quizword & Crossword

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

Quizword ACROSS

1 Anthony —, author of novels Abba Abba and A Clockwork Orange (7)

7 Johnny —, Cincinnati Reds baseball player; 1976 World Series MVP (5)

8 Noel —, presenter whose television credits include Multi-coloured

Swap Shop and

Deal or No Deal (7)

9 Any of several alloys consisting mainly of copper and tin (6)

11 Spencer —, Best Actor in a Leading Role Oscar-winner for Boys Town (5)

13 2012 action film starring Jason Statham and Catherine Chan (4) 14 Herb —, 1960

Olympic 1,500m gold medallist (7)

15 1982 action film starring Jeff Bridges as Kevin Flynn (4)

16 Julian —, comedian and author of novels Devil in Disguise and Murder Most Fab (5) 17 Port in Poland on the Baltic Sea; birthplace of the Solidarity movement (6)

21 Lens for correcting defective vision in one eye (7)

22 Simone —, actress who starred as Irena Dubrovna Reed in 1942 horror film

Cat People (5)

23 1837 novel by

Benjamin Disraeli (7)

DOWN

2 2003 fantasy film starring Kate Beckinsale and Scott Speedman (10)

3 One hundredth of a schilling in Austria before the arrival of the euro (8) 4 In billiards, spin imparted to a ball by striking it off-centre with the cue (4)

5 Dani —, television presenter-actress who played Charlie in 2000 comedy-drama film Rancid Aluminium (4)

6 1996 novel by

Frederick Forsyth (4) 9 Element used in hardening steel; symbol B (5)

10 Franco —, Best Director Oscar nominee for Romeo and Juliet (10)

12 — Sea, body of water between Asia and SE Europe also called the Euxine Sea (5)

13 Sylvester —, Best Actor in a Leading Role Oscar nominee for Rocky (8) 18 Genus of deer that includes the chital (4)

19 In billiards, the white ball distinguished from the plain ball by a mark (4)

20 SI unit of amount of

substance (4)

21 Sharp reply (7)

22 Circular (5)

23 Acutely vigilant or

observant (3,4)

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2 Written works (10)

3 As a rule (8)

4 Engrave (4)

5 Ride on waves (4) 6 Jumping insect (4) 9 Great pain (5)

10 Puppet worked by

strings (10)

12 Derision (5)

13 Tall thin person (8) 18 Cut with an axe (4)

19 Pig sound (4)

20 Statement of

money owed (4)