Quizword & Crossword
Two sets of clues, two different answers – all on the same grid. Choose one or the other.
QUIZWORD CLUES ACROSS
6 Wife of Agamemnon in Greek mythology (12) 8 State capital of Georgia, US (7) 9 Port and largest city in Kansai, Japan (5) 10 Fabric of wool, cotton or silk interwoven with threads of metal (4) 12 Junior —, WBC Super Lightweight champion from 2006-08 (6) 14 Maurice —, French composer of 1911 opera L’heure espagnole (5) 15 Colloquial term for a public address system taken from the name of a firm set up by Guy Fountain in 1926 (6) 16 Unit of speed; one nautical mile per hour (4) 19 Former US gold coin worth ten dollars (5) 21 Musical instruction to perform a piece quickly in a brisk lively manner (7) 22 Charles Dickens novel published in book form in 1857 featuring the character Arthur Clennam (6,6)
DOWN
1 Genus of flowering perennial plants that includes the Persian — and Lebanon — (8) 2 Kipchoge —, 1968 Olympic men’s 1,500m gold medallist (5) 3 Former kingdom and French protectorate of E Indochina now part of Vietnam (5) 4 Resort that hosted the F1 Portuguese GP from 1984-96 (7) 5 Multihull sailing vessel of the South Pacific (4) 6 and 12 Down 1952 children’s book by E B White featuring the pig Wilbur (10,3) 7 2012 and 2016 Olympic track cycling omnium gold medallist married to Jason Kenny (5,5) 11 Legendary foster brother and steward of King Arthur (3)
12 See 6 Down 13 1995 action film starring Lori Petty in the title role (4,4) 14 Eric —, actor who played Salvatore Maroni in 2008 action film The Dark Knight (7) 17 Ring-shaped bread roll (5) 18 George —, author of novels The Mill on the Floss and Adam Bede (5) 20 Raven in 1841 Charles Dickens novel Barnaby Rudge (4)
CROSSWORD CLUES ACROSS
6 Large sofa (12) 8 Rearranged word (7) 9 Cuban dance (5) 10 Greet enthusiastically (4) 12 One’s professional life (6) 14 Perfect (5) 15 Stylus (6) 16 Untidy state (4) 19 Encourage (3,2) 21 Operating room (7) 22 Bold or forward (12)
DOWN
1 Reserve for a special purpose (3,5) 2 Begin (5) 3 Fragment of bread (5) 4 Active during the day (7) 5 Squalid overcrowded housing area (4) 6 Wardrobe item (4,6) 7 Lawyers in the higher courts (10) 11 Lyric poem (3) 12 Popular pet (3) 13 Physical effort (8) 14 Malady (7) 17 Postage label (5) 18 End of life (5) 20 Horrific and bloody (4)