Quizword & Crossword
Two sets of clues, two different answers – all on the same grid. Choose one or the other.
QUIZWORD CLUES ACROSS
6 Author of novels Princess Daisy and Scruples (6,6) 8 and 13 Down 2007 comedy-drama starring Anton Yelchin in the title role (7,8) 9 Jimmy —, reporter and photographer for the Daily Planet in the Superman comic book series (5) 10 Member of a people of Rwanda and Burundi (4) 12 European fish of the carp family that feeds chiefly on organisms living on the bottom of the sea (6) 14 and 7 Down 1988 novel by Peter Carey (5,3,7) 15 1982 biopic starring Ben Kingsley that won eight Oscars (6) 16 — acid, white compound; chief nitrogenous waste present in the urine of birds, reptiles, and insects (4) 19 New town in Drenthe, NE Netherlands, developed since World War II (5) 21 Eurasian songbird formerly eaten as a delicacy (7) 22 President of Kenya from 1964-78 (4,8)
DOWN
1 and 20 Battle of —, June, 1643 conflict in the English Civil War (8,4) 2 Silk vestment worn over the shoulders by various clergymen (5) 3 Tom —, 1973 French Open men’s doubles tennis championship winner with John Newcombe (5) 4 Highly decorated Russian tea urn (7) 5 Elisha Graves —, American inventor of an elevator who died in 1861 (4) 6 Warrington Wolves and former Wigan Warriors rugby league second-rower (4,6) 7 See 14 Across 11 23rd letter of the Greek alphabet (3) 12 Arnold —, English composer of symphonic poem Tintagel which premiered in 1921 (3) 13 See 8 Across 14 Ardal —, stand-up comedian-actor who authored 1998 novel The Talk of the Town (7) 17 Tyrone —, actor who played the title role in 1939 biopic Jesse James (5) 18 Francois —, South Africa 2007 Rugby World Cup Final-winning centre (5) 20 See 1 Down
CROSSWORD CLUES ACROSS
6 Gentle and polite (4-8) 8 Normal (7) 9 Army chaplain (5) 10 Dutch cheese (4) 12 Predicament (6) 14 Tag (5) 15 Paying guest (6) 16 Visage (4) 19 Parent’s brother (5) 21 Shorten (7) 22 Markedly different (7,5)
DOWN
1 One who is habitually indolent (8) 2 Little (5) 3 Admission (5) 4 Practical joke (3-4) 5 Form a curve (4) 6 Extraordinary (10) 7 Colonisation (10) 11 Golf standard (3) 12 Favourite (3) 13 Custodian (8) 14 Young hare (7) 17 Christmas show (5) 18 Staff of life (5) 20 Large town or populous place (4)