Quizword & Crossword

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

Quizword

ACROSS

1 Capital of Nigeria (5) 7 Bixente —, France 1998 FIFA World Cup Final-winning defender (8)

8 Roman goddess of the hunt and the moon (5)

10 Reg —, boxing journalist; ITV commentator from 1962 (10)

12 City in W Russia on the Dnieper River; scene of severe fighting in the

Second World War (8) 14 Small flying insect

known to bite (4)

16 Martin —,

Astronomer Royal from 1972-82 (4)

17 Companion of Falstaff sentenced to hang for looting in William Shakespeare play Henry V (8)

20 Reality television show launched in the UK in 2000 on Channel 4 (3,7)

23 Brightest star in the constellation

Orion (5)

24 Former region of Africa that comprised the southern part of Spanish

Sahara (3,2,3)

25 Alfred —, author of 1896 stage play Ubu Roi (5)

DOWN

1 and 18

Author of novels Island and Antic Hay (6,6)

2 Carl Gustav —, Swiss founder of analytical psychology who died in 1961 (4)

3 Unit of liquid measure of capacity equal to one eighth of a gallon (4)

4 Name, from 1971-97, of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (5) 5 See 11 Down

6 and 16 French artist whose works include 1776 painting The

Bridge (6,6)

9 W H —, author of poetry collections Homage to Clio and The Shield of Achilles (5)

11 and 5 Group of leaders of the Roman Catholic Church; exclusive electors of the

Pope (7,2,9)

13 Type of West Indian pop music; a forerunner of reggae (3)

15 Common viper with a zigzag pattern along its back (5)

16 See 6 Down

18 See 1 Down

19 City in Bouches-durhone, France housing a Roman amphitheatre (5) 21 Common —, silvery-grey and white bird nicknamed the sea-swallow (4)

22 Capital of Latvia (4)

Crossword

ACROSS

1 Thin and puny (5)

7 Short pause for rest (8) 8 Bellybutton (5)

10 Conform (3,3,4)

12 Tending to squander (8) 14 Discharge (4)

16 Way of walking or

running (4)

17 Keen or penetrating

(perception) (8)

20 Blowfly (10)

23 Wooden shoe (5)

24 Politeness (8)

25 Garret (5)

DOWN

1 Glass opening in a wall (6) 2 Composition for two (4)

3 Worry (4)

4 Weekly pay (5)

5 Armour of interlinked

metal rings (5,4)

6 Nab (6)

9 Defeated competitor (5)

11 Hard-working (9)

13 Vaselike vessel (3)

15 Tablets (5)

16 Return (2,4)

18 Originating in a foreign

country (6)

19 Make or become less (5) 21 Chuck (4)

22 Compass point (4)