Quizword & Crossword

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

Quizword

ACROSS 1 Josiah —, 18th-century founder of a pottery manufactory in

Stoke (5)

7 1986 crime drama film starring Bob Hoskins and Cathy Tyson (4,4) 8 Textile fabric made

from wood pulp (5)

10 Largest city and capital of Limburg province, the Netherlands (10)

12 Robert —, actor who played the title role in 1970 comedyadventure film

The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes (8) 14 Andrew —, actor who played the title role in 1967 sci-fi film Quatermass and the Pit (4)

16 Small disc of rubber

used in ice hockey (4) 17 Tobias —, author of novels The

Adventures of Roderick Random and The Adventures of Peregrine Pickle (8) 20 Plant of the pea family such as the common — with pink flowers and a tough woody stem (10) 23 See 9 Down

24 Method of training a horse to perform manoeuvres in response to the body signals of its rider (8) 25 One of the Three Musketeers in works by Alexandre

Dumas (5)

DOWN 1 Charles —, author of novels Glasshouse and Halting State (6)

2 2005 action film starring Karl Urban and Rosamund Pike (4)

3 1992 comedy-drama film starring Robin Williams and Michael Gambon (4) 4 Gabriel —, French composer of 1913 opera Penelope (5)

5 Herbert —, British field marshal; Secretary of State for War from 1914-16 (9)

6 and 16 Down

1948 film musical starring Judy Garland and Fred Astaire (6,6)

9 and 23 Across

2006 film comedy starring Jack Black and Ana de la Reguera (5,5) 11 and 18

English Premiership rugby union club; 2016-17 Anglo-welsh Cup winners (9,6)

13 Game for two in which players take turns to remove matches from several rows (3)

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

16 See 6 Down

18 See 11 Down

19 Capital of Tibet (5)

21 Paula —, Lisbon-born artist whose works include 1994’s Bride (4) 22 1990 film comedy starring Griff Rhys Jones in the title role (4)

Crossword

ACROSS 1 Eat rapidly (5)

7 Immediately (5,3)

8 Warehouse (5)

10 One who carries a

coffin (10)

12 Profitable (8)

14 Neat (4)

16 Pretend to sing (4) 17 Matchless (8)

20 Tough, shrewd (4-6) 23 Group of nine (5) 24 Insinuation (8)

25 Prepared (5)

DOWN 1 Rider’s seat (6)

2 Failure (4)

3 Watch face (4)

4 Woolly mammal (5)

5 Thing requiring little

mental effort (2-7)

6 Disturbance in a public

place (6)

9 Forbidden (5)

11 Aboriginal instrument (9) 13 Decorate (a cake) (3)

15 Clean feathers (5)

16 Angora (6)

18 Soldier on guard (6)

19 One who steals (5)

21 Assistant (4)

22 Curved roof (4)