Quizword & Crossword
Two sets of clues, two different answers – all on the same grid. Choose one or the other.
QUIZWORD CLUES ACROSS
6 1857 semi-autobiographical novel by George Borrow (3,6,3) 8 2003 Rugby World Cup Final winners (7) 9 Island of the Inner Hebrides southwest of Coll (5) 10 Republic on the Persian Gulf; capital Baghdad (4) 12 Buster —, 1932 Olympic 400m freestyle swimming gold medallist who later acted on screen as Tarzan, Flash Gordon and Buck Rogers (6)
14 and 3 Down 1981 MP for Fermanagh and South Tyrone portrayed by Michael Fassbender in 2008 biopic Hunger (5,5) 15 2009 mystery film starring Cameron Diaz and James Marsden (3,3) 16 and 2 Down Singer-songwriter born Mark Feld in 1947; leader of rock band T. Rex (4,5) 19 Method of detecting the position of aircraft using radio pulses (5) 21 Rare orange-red mineral that occurs in Romania and Utah, US (7) 22 See 6 Down
DOWN
1 Capital and largest city of Serbia (8)
2 See 16 Across 3 See 14 Across
4 and 17 1989 comedy-drama film featuring musicians Screamin’ Jay Hawkins and Joe Strummer (7,5) 5 Danny —, actor who plays Mick Carter in BBC TV soap Eastenders (4)
6 and 22 Across 1890 novel by Oscar Wilde featuring the character Basil Hallward (3,7,2,6,4) 7 Author of novels Bliss and Illywhacker (5,5) 11 Charles —, British Whig statesman who served for three periods as Foreign Secretary in 1782, 1783 and 1806 (3) 12 Business organisation formed in 1965 whose current Director-general is Carolyn Fairbairn (1,1,1) 13 1960 film drama featuring Gillian Hills in the title role as Jennifer Linden (4,4) 14 Whiskey distilled from maize, malt and rye and aged in white oak barrels (7) 17 See 4 Down 18 Judy —, Northamptonborn actress; regular cast member on US television series Rowan & Martin’s Laugh-in (5) 20 Raoul —, French painter whose works include 1930’s Chateau and Horses (4)
CROSSWORD CLUES ACROSS
6 Smooth progress (5-7) 8 Deflate (3,4) 9 Soft leather (5) 10 Outer cover of a tree (4) 12 Drawing implement (6) 14 Arbour (5) 15 Yearly (6) 16 Smoke and fog (4) 19 Sign up for a course (5) 21 Craftsman (7) 22 Unexpectedly (3,2,3,4)
DOWN
1 Rigid or unyielding (4-4) 2 Bar of gold (5) 3 Holy person (5) 4 Adhesive strip for covering cuts (7) 5 Poker stake (4) 6 One who carries a coffin (10) 7 Failure to take proper care (10) 11 Mountain pass (3) 12 Dowel (3) 13 Woman’s under-bodice (8) 14 Inflatable rubber bag (7) 17 Our planet (5) 18 Sloping sharply (5) 20 Disastrous defeat (4)