Quizword & Crossword
Two sets of clues, two different answers – all on the same grid. Choose one or the other.
Quizword ACROSS
6 1972 Australian Open women’s singles tennis championship winner (8,4) 8, 21 and 22 2007 novel by Alexander Mccall Smith (3,4,7,2,5,5) 9 Tropical African venomous snake such as the Black — (5) 10 Tony —, protagonist of 1934 Evelyn Waugh novel A Handful of Dust (4) 12 Ahmed Zaki —, Saudi Arabia Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources from 1962-86 (6) 14 Francoise —, author of 1954 novel Bonjour Tristesse (5) 15 Large lighthouse built on an island off Alexandria; one of the Seven Wonders of the World (6) 16 1994 film drama starring Jodie Foster in the title role (4) 19 Japanese noodle soup
dish (5) 21 See 8 Across 22 See 8 Across
DOWN
1 The —, 1951 novel by
Nicholas Monsarrat (5,3) 2 Jeremiah —, English surveyor best known for his work with Charles Mason on resolving a boundary dispute between Maryland and Pennsylvania (5) 3 Jochen —, posthumous winner of the 1970 F1 World Drivers’ Championship (5) 4 2002 film thriller starring Jesse Bradford and Erika Christensen (7) 5 Mild yellow Dutch
cheese (4) 6 The —, 1906 story collection by Neil Munro featuring the mariner Para Handy (5,5) 7 Author of novels Changing Places and Author, Author (5,5) 11 2012 winner of the Oaks ridden by Seamie Heffernan (3) 12 Twining plant cultivated for its edible tuber (3) 13 Prayer to the Virgin Mary in the Roman Catholic Church (3,5) 14 1972 film drama starring Cicely Tyson and Paul Winfield (7) 17 Martin —, comic actor who played Ned Nederlander in 1986 film Three Amigos! (5) 18 Remark in a stage play intended to be heard by the audience alone, not the other characters (5) 20 Ade —, 1989 European Indoor Championships 200m gold medallist (4)
Crossword ACROSS
6 Branch of
mathematics (12) 8 Minor illness (7) 9 Scope (5) 10 Hop (4) 12 Wan (6) 14 Enraged (5) 15 Go back (6) 16 Interlock loops
of wool (4) 19 Follow (5) 21 Active and
energetic (2,3,2) 22 Causing awe or excitement (12)
DOWN
1 Official representing a country abroad (8) 2 Pugilist (5) 3 Is priced at (5) 4 Gossip (7) 5 Songbird (4) 6 Overly sentimental film or book (4-6) 7 Self-willed (10) 11 Tavern (3) 12 Snoop (3) 13 Women’s underwear (8) 14 Arms depot (7) 17 Night insects? (5) 18 Take unlawfully (5) 20 Active and brisk (4)