Quizword & Crossword

Two sets of clues, two different answers – all on the same grid. Choose one or the other.

Quizword ACROSS

6 2002 film drama starring Frances Mcdormand, Kate Beckinsale and Christian Bale (6,6) 8 Unfinished novel by Captain Frederick Marryat subtitled An Autobiography published posthumously in 1848 (7) 9 Vijay —, winner of the PGA Championship in 1998 and 2004 (5) 10 Capital of Latvia (4) 12 One of the fairies in William Shakespeare play A Midsummer Night’s Dream (6) 14 A C W —, inventor of a portable lamp used to transmit Morse code (5) 15 Name, until 1982, of

Mutare, Zimbabwe (6) 16 Expanded part of the oesophagus in birds in which food is stored before passing on to the gizzard (4) 19 City in Uusimaa, Finland, housing the Gallen-kallela Museum (5) 21 Shinji —, Japanese forward who played for Leicester City from 2015-19 (7) 22 ITV drama series for which Helen Mirren won the BAFTA TV Award for Best Actress from 1992-94 (5,7)

DOWN See 20 Down

1 2 Chuck —, singersongwriter portrayed by Mos Def in 2008 biopic Cadillac Records (5) 3 Piece of music composed for eight singers (5) 4 Ruined city in central Crete that houses remains of the Minoan Bronze Age civilization (7) 5 and 7 Biblical character beheaded by Herod at the request of Salome (4,3,7) 6 City in North Rhinewestphalia, Germany, north of Cologne (10) 7 See 5 Down 11 2001 sporting biopic starring Will Smith in the title role (3) 12 Branch of the British Police force first set up in Nottingham in 1854 (1,1,1) 13 1983 film drama starring Matthew Broderick and Dabney Coleman (8) 14 1984 romcom starring Steve Martin and Lily Tomlin (3,2,2) 17 Carnivorous mammal of Madagascar resembling an elongated cat (5) 18 Kym —, singer-actress who played Michelle Connor in ITV soap Coronation Street (5) 20 and 1 Model village on the Wirral Peninsula built by William Lever (4,8)

Crossword ACROSS

6 Not satisfactory or

allowable (12) 8 Burial or cremation (7) 9 Serving spoon (5) 10 Inert gas (4) 12 Warren’s inhabitant (6) 14 Refund, reimburse (5) 15 Easy scoring

chance (6) 16 Terrible fate (4) 19 Rub out (5) 21 Two-wheeled horse-drawn vehicle (7) 22 Motley, unkempt (6-6)

DOWN

1 Wet-weather garment (8) 2 Derision (5) 3 Orchard fruit (5) 4 Entrance area (7) 5 Ran away (4) 6 Incomplete, imperfect (10) 7 Unit of measurement (10) 11 That woman (3) 12 Battering device (3) 13 Reservations (8) 14 Act of retaliation (7) 17 Performed on stage (5) 18 Heathen (5) 20 Unfortunately (4)