Quizword & Crossword
Two sets of clues, two different answers – all on the same grid. Choose one or the other.
Quizword
ACROSS
6 1998 film drama starring John
Travolta and
Robert Duvall (1,5,6)
8 Plant of Europe and Asia also called lucerne (7)
9 Council region of South Island, New Zealand, founded by Scottish settlers (5)
10 and 20 Down
The —, 1955 novel by Norman Mailer (4,4)
12 Former name of the international women’s tennis team competition renmaed in 2020 in honour of Billie Jean King (3,3)
14 Capital of France (5)
15 Fran —, rugby union prop; 1971 England
Test debutant against Scotland (6)
16 Inscription placed over the head of Christ head during the Crucifixion (inits)
19 Fruit such as a Granny Smith or Golden Delicious (5)
21 Play by Sophocles about the sons of the Seven against Thebes in Greek legend (7)
22 2003 family film starring Jamie Lee Curtis and Lindsay Lohan (6,6)
DOWN
1 and 4 US television sitcom starring Conrad Bain and Gary Coleman that ran from 1978-86 (8,7)
2 2003 comedy-crime film starring Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez (5)
3 County of the Republic of Ireland between Longford and Monaghan (5) 4 See 1 Down
5 Francisco de —, Spanish painter and etcher who died in 1828 (4)
6 1881 three-volume novel by Thomas
Hardy (1,9)
7 1993 novel by Iain
Banks (10)
11 God of fields, woods, shepherds and flocks in Greek mythology (3) 12 Fruit tree whose leaves were reportedly used by Adam and Eve in the Bible to cover themselves (3)
13 Commercial supersonic airliner retired from service in 2003 (8)
14 Dark brown mammal related to the weasel (7)
17 Samuel —, British diarist and naval administrator who died in 1703 (5)
18 Seventh sign of the
zodiac (5)
20 See 10 Across
Crossword
ACROSS
6 Long race over
fields (5-7)
8 Spartan
(conditions) (7)
9 Additional (5)
10 Camel’s
protuberance (4) 12 Bursting with (4,2) 14 Exclusive news
story (5)
15 Open rebellion (6) 16 Poker stake (4)
19 Cinder (5)
21 Articles of
dress (7)
22 Fault or defect (12)
DOWN
1 Computer accessory (5,3)
2 Escort (5)
3 Twelve (5)
4 Lively party (5-2)
5 Gravel (4)
6 Hand tool (4,6)
7 Wrestling hold (4-6)
11 Freezing, very cold (3)
12 Metal or plastic tab on a
key ring (3)
13 Essential person or thing (8) 14 Swimmer’s breathing
tube (7)
17 Eat rapidly (5)
18 Flashlight (5)
20 Knock against (4)