Quizword & Crossword

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

QUIZWORD CLUES ACROSS

1 Medium-sized wading bird with a long straight bill (5) 4 Gabriel —, French composer of 1913 opera Penelope (5) 10 The —, 2006 novel by Danielle Steel (5) 11 Guy —, French fashion designer who died in 1989 (7) 12 A —, England Test cricketer who took 5-92 against Australia at Lord’s in 2009 (8) 13 Jim —, Scottish fighter; 1979-81 WBC Lightweight champion (4) 15 Island in the Tyrrhenian Sea at the entrance to the Bay of Naples (6) 17 Gaston —, 2004 French Open singles tennis championship winner (6) 19 City and tourist centre in Lombardy, Italy, housing the Villa Olmo (4) 20 Jose Maria —, golfer; 1999 Masters Tournament winner (8) 23 Laurence —, Best Actor in a Leading Role Oscar nominee for The Boys from Brazil (7) 24 See 7 Down 25 Scottish singer born Mary Sandeman who recorded 1981 no 1 single Japanese Boy (5) 26 Light fabric with a fine ridged or crinkled surface (5)

DOWN

2 John —, 1988 Olympic 5,000m gold medallist (5)

3 and 22 1986 romantic drama film starring Molly Ringwald and Harry Dean Stanton (6,2,4) 5 Unit of area equal to 4840 square yards (4) 6 See 8 Down

7 and 24 Across 1854 novel by W H Ainsworth subtitled The Custom of Dunmow (3,6,2,5)

8 and 6 Singer-actor born Harry Webb in British India in 1940 (5,7) 9 Former county of England; administrative centre Kendal (11) 14 Island in the Indian Ocean off the coast of Tanzania (8) 16 Flowering plant of the genus Silene such as the red — or white — (7) 18 Sandstone formation in Northern Territory, Australia, also known as Ayers Rock (5) 21 Lancashire town whose Britannia Coconut Dancers perform annually on Easter Saturday (5) 22 See 3 Down

Notes: CROSSWORD CLUES ACROSS

1 Goods kept for selling (5) 4 Comparative darkness (5) 10 Small rodent (5) 11 Pain in the lower back (7) 12 Set free (8) 13 List of available dishes (4) 15 Faulty stroke in snooker (6) 17 Belief or trust (6) 19 Not any (4) 20 Very large (8) 23 Everlasting (7) 24 Person’s contribution (5) 25 Entice (5) 26 Man’s facial hair (5)

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2 Hand digit (5) 3 Removal and disposal of unwanted items (5-3) 5 Camel’s protuberance (4) 6 Cul-de-sac (4,3) 7 Having a narrow outlook (5-6) 8 Dwarf planet (5) 9 Show the full merit of (2,7,2) 14 Imaginative, inventive (8) 16 Open and genuine (7) 18 Young female horse (5) 21 Thin candle (5) 22 Cut quickly with scissors (4)