Quizword & Crossword

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

ACROSS 6 and 12 Sean O’Casey stage play first performed in 1923 ( 3,6,2,1,6)

8 and 22

1968 novel by John Irving ( 7,4,3,5) 9 International airport in Chicago, US, formerly called Orchard Field ( 5) 10 River that flows through Leeds and Skipton ( 4)

12 See 6 Across 14 Hardy —, dressmaker by appointment to Queen Elizabeth II who founded a fashion house in 1946 ( 5)

15 — River, large stream in upstate New York, US, flowing into Lake Ontario ( 6) 16 Leguminous West Indian shrub; a source of indigo ( 4) 19 Nigel —, English chess grandmaster born in 1965 ( 5) 21 2001 novel by Minette Walters ( 4,3) 22 See 8 Across

DOWN

1 London airport that began life in 1929 as the Great West Aerodrome ( 8) 2 The —, 1988 novel by Joanna Trollope ( 5) 3 River in northern Italy that flows to the Adriatic via Verona ( 5)

4 The —,

1986- 90 ITV sitcom starring Nicholas Lyndhurst and Janet

Dibley ( 3,2,2)

5 King of the Anglo- Saxon kingdom of Mercia from 757- 796 ( 4) 6 Industrial city in Alabama, US, on the Black Warrior River ( 10) 7 Singer; 2006 winner of ITV series The X Factor ( 5,5) 11 River in Ethiopia that flows south into Lake Turkana, Kenya ( 3)

12 Robbie —, actor who played Lee Stanley in Channel 4 comedy series Desmond’s ( 3) 13 City in Quebec, Canada; 1976 Summer Olympic Games host ( 8) 14 Jenny —, actress who played Jessica 6 in 1976 action film Logan’s Run ( 7) 17 Fermin —, 1992 Olympic men’s 1,500m gold medallist ( 5)

18 L R —, West Indies Test cricketer who took 7- 98 against India at Mumbai in 1975 ( 5)

20 Annual plant with edible sticky green pods also called ladies’ fingers ( 4)

Crossword

ACROSS

6 Resounds, re- echoes ( 12) 8 Hard- wearing ( 7) 9 Long narrow hilltop ( 5) 10 Water jug ( 4) 12 Specimen ( 6) 14 Of sturdy build ( 5) 15 Hardly ever ( 6) 16 Most superior ( 4) 19 Short letters ( 5) 21 Vintage ( 7) 22 Military information ( 12)

DOWN

1 Listen without the speaker knowing ( 8) 2 Clan ( 5)

3 Gem ( 5)

4 Part of a golf course ( 7) 5 Plant ovule ( 4) 6 Misleading clue ( 3,7) 7 Object used to contain something ( 10) 11 Purchase ( 3) 12 Crafty ( 3) 13 Demanding immediate attention ( 8) 14 Cosmetic item ( 7) 17 Injure with hot liquid or steam ( 5)

18 Big ( 5)

20 Strong taste ( 4)