Quizword & Crossword
Two sets of clues, two different answers – all on the same grid. Choose one or the other.
Quizword ACROSS
1 Eighth letter of the
Greek alphabet (5)
4 and 25
1972 Olympic women’s 200m and 400m freestyle swimming gold medallist (5,5)
10 Wading bird similar to
the heron (5)
11 1995 adventure film starring Robin Williams and Kirsten Dunst (7) 12 Colourless gaseous
element; symbol: N (8) 13 Tourist town in Kent on the English Channel housing a 16th-century castle (4)
15 Frozen dessert made with fruit juice, egg whites and sugar (6)
17 Very small nocturnal fox inhabiting deserts of Arabia and
N Africa (6)
19 Jorge —, WBO Bantamweight champion from
2011-12 (4)
20 and 7 Down
2000 novel by Stephen Fry (3,5,6,5)
23 Alan —, 1974 Commonwealth long jump gold medallist (7) 24 Jessica —, Best
Actress in a Leading Role Oscar winner for Blue Sky (5)
25 See 4 Across 26 Henrik —, author of stage plays Hedda Gabler and The League of Youth (5)
DOWN
2 Geoff —, hat-trick scorer for England in the 1966 FIFA World Cup Final (5)
3 and 22
The —, 2003 novel by Joyce Carol
Oates (8,4)
5 1970 stage play by
David Storey (4)
6 Hard-wearing buffcoloured cotton fabric named after its place of origin in China (7)
7 See 20 Across
8 City in Rajasthan, India, housing Mayo College (5)
9 US golfer; 1970 Masters Tournament winner (5,6)
14 The —, 1986 film drama starring David Dukes and Richard Jordan (4,4)
16 David —, British economist born in 1772 who authored The Principles of Political Economy and Taxation (7)
18 South American republic; capital Santiago (5)
21 Charles Strouse and Martin Charnin show; 1977 Tony Award winner for Best Musical and Best Original Score (5)
22 See 3 Down
Crossword
ACROSS
1 Lawful (5)
4 Sphere (5)
10 Unhappy or distressed (5) 11 Legendary bird (7)
12 Dainty (8)
13 Month (4)
15 Tangled into a thick
mass (6)
17 Made hot (6)
19 Midday (4)
20 Mishap (8)
23 Loss of memory (7)
24 Enrage (5)
25 Untidy (5)
26 Denim trousers (5)
DOWN
2 Artist’s stand (5)
3 Items (8)
5 Plunder (4)
6 Sumptuous meal (7)
7 Basic (11)
8 Rush,
outpouring (5)
9 Outgoings (11)
14 Something inherited at
birth (8)
16 Thrash (7)
18 Go away hastily (5)
21 Encourage (3,2)
22 Poses a
question (4)