Quizword & Crossword
Two sets of clues, two different answers – all on the same grid. Choose one or the other.
Quizword ACROSS
1 Edward —, first person to climb Alpine mountain the Matterhorn (7) 7 See 8 Across 8 and 7 1970s US television crime drama series starring Buddy Ebsen in the title role (7,5)
9 Ancient Greek city noted for the austere way of life of its citizens (6)
11 and 5 Down
2009 film comedy starring Peter Capaldi, Tom Hollander, Gina Mckee and James Gandolfini (2,3,4) 13 Max —, World Heavyweight boxing champion from 1934-35 (4)
14 Theodore —, writer whose volume
The Waking won the 1954 Pulitzer Prize for Poetry (7) 15 River of central England that flows to the River Severn at Tewkesbury (4) 16 Dicky —, US golfer; 1994 Federal Express St Jude Classic tournament winner (5)
17 The —, 1963 Agatha Christie novel featuring Hercule Poirot (6)
21 Peter —, British crime writer whose Lemmy Caution novels include
This Man is Dangerous and Poison Ivy (7)
22 and 4 Down
London-born actor known for the title role in BBC TV series Luther (5,4) 23 2012 crime drama film starring Shia Labeouf and Tom Hardy (7)
DOWN
2 1993 film thriller starring Marlee
Matlin and D B Sweeney (4,2,4)
3 2016 film comedy starring Julian Barratt in the title role (8)
4 See 22 Across
5 See 11 Across
6 Widely cultivated tree with a sweet grittytextured fruit (4)
9 Japanese dish of cold cakes of rice with a topping of raw fish (5) 10 and 12 1976 comedydrama film starring Walter Matthau and Tatum O’neal (3,3,4,5) 12 See 10 Down 13 1978 stage play by Harold Pinter (8)
18 Ransom Eli —, US car manufacturer who died in 1950 (4) 19 Andrew —, actor who played the title role in 1967 sci-fi film Quatermass and the Pit (4)
20 Fast-running flightless bird of South America (4)
Crossword ACROSS
1 Educational
establishment (7) 7 Indicate with the
finger (5)
8 First course of a
meal (7)
9 Go back on one’s
word (6)
11 Bid (5)
13 Crease (4)
14 Stillness (7)
15 Painful (4)
16 Stench (5) 17 Upward slope (6) 21 Distinctive taste (7) 22 Truncheon (5)
23 Hinted at or
suggested (7)
DOWN
2 In the open
air (3,2,5)
3 Generosity (8)
4 Great delight (4)
5 Unemployment
benefit (4)
6 Leg joint (4)
9 Circular (5)
10 Important
principle (6,4)
12 Opposite of
sharp (5)
13 Joyful
celebration (8)
18 Sticky earth (4)
19 Sheltered place (4) 20 Attractively thin (4)