Quizword & Crossword
Two sets of clues, two different answers – all on the same grid. Choose one or the other.
Quizword
ACROSS
6 The —, 1976 novel by Stan Barstow ( 5,4,3) 8 1970s BBC TV drama series starring Jack Hedley and Edward Hardwicke ( 7) 9 Edward —, English pirate also known as Blackbeard who died in 1718 ( 5) 10 Aircraft firm founded by Alliott Verdon Roe in 1910 ( 4)
12 — Bay, large inlet of northern South Island, New Zealand, whose chief towns include Nelson ( 6) 14 Sarah —, Republican candidate for vice president of the US in 2008 ( 5) 15 2001 film drama starring Sean Penn and Michelle Pfeiffer ( 1,2,3) 16 Tiny brown bird with a fine bill and short narrow tail ( 4) 19 Point on the celestial sphere directly below an observer ( 5) 21 Mediterranean variety of wild marjoram ( 7)
22 2012 novel by crime writing duo Nicci French ( 8,4)
DOWN
1 Standard unit of currency of Bhutan ( 8)
2 and 18 1993 novel
by Carl Hiaasen ( 5,5)
3 and 6 2018 romcom starring Constance Wu and Henry Golding ( 5,4,6) 4 The —,
1964 film drama starring Henry Fonda and Cliff Robertson ( 4,3) 5 Former Indian copper coin worth one sixteenth of a rupee ( 4)
6 See 3 Down
7 2010 romcom starring
Kristen Bell and Josh Duhamel ( 4,2,4) 11 Twining plant cultivated for its edible tuber ( 3)
12 and 20 The —, 1979 film drama starring David Bennent based on a 1959 novel by Gunter Grass ( 3,4) 13 Gerardus —,
16th- century Flemish cartographer and mathematician ( 8) 14 Riccardo —,
1977- 93 F1 motor racing driver;
1992 Japanese GP winner ( 7) 17 Lindsay —, actress who played Maggie Peyton in 2005 family film Herbie:
Fully Loaded ( 5)
18 See 2 Down
20 See 12 Down
Crossword
ACROSS
6 Musical instrument ( 12) 8 Senior naval officer ( 7) 9 Ancient artefact ( 5) 10 Basin with a water supply ( 4) 12 Pancake mix ( 6) 14 Don ( 3,2) 15 Excessively ( 6) 16 White froth on beer ( 4) 19 Unspoken ( 5)
21 Link ( 7) 22 Forgetful, inattentive ( 6- 6)
DOWN
1 Start ( 8) 2 Woman’s garment ( 5) 3 Corner ( 5) 4 Austere ( 7) 5 Touch ( 4)
6 Rank- and- file members ( 5,5) 7 Officially recognised ( 10) 11 Figure burnt on a bonfire ( 3) 12 Engage in pugilism ( 3) 13 Decompression sickness ( 3,5) 14 Large flat dish ( 7) 17 Sharp or severe ( 5) 18 Escargot ( 5) 20 Solid block ( 4)