Quizword & Crossword

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

Quizword ACROSS

1 1909 semiautobiographical novel by H G Wells (4-6)

8 1922 novel by James Joyce set on June 16, 1904 (7)

9 — Bay, arm of the Indian Ocean upon which Port Elizabeth, South Africa, stands (5)

10 British intelligence and security organisation based in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire (inits)

11 and 13 Down

1990 film comedy starring Eric Idle and Robbie Coltrane (4,2,3,3)

12 1964 Broadway comedy by Murray Schisgal; a 1965 Tony Award Best Play nominee (3)

14 and 17 Down Former royal hunting ground north-east of London (6,6)

15 Bill —, author of books A Short History of Nearly Everything and A Walk in the Woods (6)

18 Tall tree affected by fungal disease DED (3)

20 James —, rugby union fly-half; 2006 Wales Test debutant against Argentina (4)

21 Collective noun for a group of quail (4)

23 Mountain in central Switzerland in the Bernese Alps (5)

24 Grass of S Europe and N Africa that yields a fibre used to make rope and mats (7)

25 Arthur —, author of stage plays Reigen and The Green Cockatoo (10)

DOWN

1 See 19 Down

2 John —, designer of the Marble Arch monument in London (4)

3 Member of a people living in the W Pyrenees in France and Spain (6)

4 1984 novel by Barbara Trapido (5,3)

5 Second brightest star in the constellation Perseus, also known as the Demon Star (5)

6 1991 film drama starring Wesley Snipes and Annabella Sciorra (6,5)

7 Best Actor in a Leading Role Oscar nominee for Pelle the Conqueror (3,3,5)

13 See 11 Across

16 Norma —, Best Actress in a Leading Role Oscar winner for The Divorcee (7)

17 See 14 Across

19 and 1 The —, 1967 novel by Angela Carter (5,7)

22 Amorphous form of hydrated silica used as a gemstone (4)

Crossword

ACROSS

1 Tableware item (4,6)

8 Egg white (7)

9 Of birth (5)

10 Fingertip covering (4)

11 Leg part (4)

12 Managed (3)

14 Required (6)

15 Shirt part (6)

18 Chart (3)

20 Needlecase (4)

21 Unfeeling (4)

23 Coil or spin (5)

24 Tales (7)

25 Dull and unvaried (10)

DOWN

1 Abate (7)

2 Walk unevenly (4)

3 High-kicking stage dance (6)

4 Disposal of waste material by burial (8)

5 Thespian (5)

6 Generosity (11)

7 Clumsy person (11)

13 Go to live in a different place (8)

16 Difficult to catch (7)

17 Breakfast food (6)

19 Cost (5)

22 Pith helmet (4)