Quizword & Crossword
Two sets of clues, two different answers – all on the same grid. Choose one or the other.
Quizword
ACROSS
1 and 11 1987 novel by Ian Mcewan (3,5,2,4)
8 — penguin, tallest of the species endemic to Antarctica (7)
9 Michael —, 1991 Wimbledon singles tennis championship winner (5)
10 James K —, president of the US from 1845-49 (4)
11 See 1 Across
12 Large black, earth-boring dung beetle (3)
14 Nigel —, actor who played Lord Andrew Lindsay in 1981 film drama Chariots of Fire (6)
15 and 13 Down Thomas Otway play subtitled A Plot Discovered first staged in 1682 (6,8)
18 City in Russia; capital of the Republic of Bashkortostan (3)
20 and 19 Down Nigeria and Ipswich Town forward whose sister Eni is a football pundit (4,5)
21 In weaving, yarn woven across the width of a fabric (4)
23 Rutger —, actor who played Roy Batty in 1982 sci-fi film Blade Runner (5)
24 City in Washington, US, that hosted the Expo ‘74 world’s fair (7)
25 Ship originally known as The Pelican in which Sir Francis Drake circumnavigated the globe (6,4)
DOWN
1 Andrei —, Moscowborn designer of the TU-104 passenger aircraft (7)
2 River in Spain that flows to the Mediterranean southwest of Tarragona (4)
3 Keir —, British chairman of the Labour Party from 1906-08 (6)
4 The —, weekly magazine published by the BBC from 1929-91 (8)
5 The —, Greek epic poem describing the siege of Troy (5)
6 Computer in 1979 novel The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams (4,7)
7 Gustave —, French composer of 1900 opera Louise (11)
13 See 15 Across
16 European republic; capital Reykjavik (7)
17 Trade union formed in 1993 by the amalgamation of COHSE, NALGO, and NUPE (6)
19 See 20 Across
22 Large desert in E Asia (4)
Crossword
ACROSS
1 Make or become complex (10)
8 Plunder (7)
9 External (5)
10 Single entity (4)
11 Burden (4)
12 Garland of flowers (3)
14 Of the lower back (6)
15 Request forcibly (6)
18 Droop (3)
20 Covetousness (4)
21 Abominable snowman (4)
23 Slightly damp (5)
24 Let go (7)
25 Body of voters (10)
DOWN
1 Verify (7)
2 Repast (4)
3 Fondness (6)
4 Chinese-style dish (4,4)
5 Whole amount (5)
6 Bothersome (11)
7 Railway employee (5,6)
13 Grand (8)
16 Medium (7)
17 Extremely (4,2)
19 Broil (5)
22 Entreaty (4)