Quizword & Crossword
Two sets of clues, two different answers – all on the same grid. Choose one or the other.
ACROSS
1 Belinda —, actress who played Libby Fox in
BBC TV soap Eastenders (5)
7 1999 horror film starring Patricia Arquette and Gabriel Byrne (8)
8 Courtier in William Shakespeare play Hamlet (5)
10 1952 novel by Bernard
Malamud (3,7)
12 M A —, England Test cricketer who hit 151 against New Zealand at Nottingham in 1990 (8) 14 That part of the lower back also called the lumbus (4)
16 Thomas William —, English agriculturist associated with the Holkham estate in Norfolk (4)
17 Roman emperor
from 37-41 AD (8)
20 The —, 1992 film thriller starring Forest Whitaker, Stephen Rea and Miranda Richardson (6,4)
23 See 19 Down
24 The —, 1994 novel by
Rick Moody (3,5)
25 — the Great, King of Persia from
559-530 BC (5)
DOWN
1 and 16 Down
Woodwind instrument, a predecessor of the cor anglais (4,2,6)
2 John —, South Africa 2007 Rugby World Cup Final-winning captain (4)
3 Berkshire town housing a public school for boys (4)
4 Impure form of quartz used in making pestles and mortars (5)
5 and 11 1968 film comedy starring Sidney James as
Sir Sidney Ruffdiamond (5,2,2,3,6)
6 and 18 1925 stage play
by Noel Coward (6,6) 9 Variety of beet with large succulent leaves and thick stalks used as a vegetable (5)
11 See 5 Down 13 Brine-cured Canadian cheese named after a place in Quebec (3)
15 18th letter in the
Greek alphabet (5)
16 See 1 Down
18 See 6 Down
19 and 23 Across
1996 novel by Meera Syal (5,3,2)
21 The —, 2002 film comedy starring Jimi Mistry as Ramu
Gupta (4)
22 2004 film comedy starring Ben Stiller and Jack Black (4)
Crossword ACROSS
1 Search into closely (5) 7 Physically extensive,
vast (8)
8 Holler (5)
10 To the utmost (10)
12 High and dry (8)
14 Speak as if drunk (4) 16 Plant type (4)
17 Mysterious or dubious activities (6-2)
20 Pirate flag (5,5)
23 Chieftain (5)
24 Reverberate (8)
25 Rot (5)
DOWN
1 Star sign (6)
2 Boxing match (4)
3 Den (4)
4 Indistinct (5)
5 Of very good quality (4-5) 6 Actor (6)
9 Express gratitude to (5)
11 Stupid, foolish (9)
13 The self (3)
15 Bury (5)
16 Hurt or wound (6)
18 Almost (6)
19 Wild animal (5)
21 Curse (4)
22 Unmannered (4)