Quizword & Crossword
Two sets of clues, two different answers – all on the same grid. Choose one or the other.
Quizword ACROSS
1 Walled city in Cheshire on the River Dee (7) 7 1961 film drama starring Charlton Heston and Sophia Loren (2,3)
8 Hannu —, 1983 World Rally Drivers’ Championship winner (7)
9 Mediterranean plant with yellowish-white flowers whose leaves are used as a salad (6) 11 US state; capital Austin (5)
13 Jack —, 2014 Wimbledon men’s doubles tennis championship winner with Vasek Pospisil (4)
14 Anatomical term for the back of the head (7) 15 British name for diesel oil used for road transport (4)
16 Slow-moving Australian marsupial that eats eucalyptus leaves (5)
17 King of Wessex from 802-839 (6)
21 Capital of French Guiana (7)
22 and 6 Down Somerset-born jazz clarinettist associated with song Stranger on the Shore who died in 2014 (5,4) 23 2005 war film starring Jake Gyllenhaal and Peter Sarsgaard (7)
DOWN
2 City in BadenWurttemberg, Germany on the River Neckar, noted for its castle (10) 3 Andrei —, winner of the 1975 Nobel Peace prize (8) 4 Mark —, rugby union flyhalf; 1980 Australia Test debutant against New Zealand (4)
5 Muse of history in Greek mythology (4)
6 See 22 Across 9 G R J —, Surrey cricketer; 1973 England Test debutant against India in Kanpur (5)
10 Evergreen bush native to South America that bears white, pink or red flowers (10)
12 Ridley —, director of films Alien, Gladiator and Hannibal (5)
13 City in NW Missouri, US; starting point of the Pony Express in 1860 (2,6)
18 Pearl —, winner of the 1938 Nobel Prize in Literature (4)
19 Leighton —, inaugural winner of the World Darts Championship in 1978 (4)
20 1970 Eurovision Song Contest winner; 2011 Republic of Ireland presidential election candidate (4)
Crossword ACROSS
1 Long or tall and thin (7)
7 Group of witches (5)
8 Raise (7)
9 Cheerful and lively (6)
11 Postage sticker (5)
13 Deceased (4)
14 Hug (7) 15 Dread (4)
16 Jet of fire (5)
17 Towards or on land (6)
21 Large ape (7)
22 Act of God (5)
23 Muslim woman’s veil (7)
DOWN
2 Courtesy (10)
3 Month (8)
4 Plenty (4)
5 The two (4)
6 Rip (4)
9 Inexpensive (5)
10 Fruit dessert (5,5)
12 One’s home (5)
13 Take action on (4,4)
18 Fifty per cent (4)
19 Space (4) 20 Duty list (4)