Ayrshire Post

Quizword & Crossword

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

6 Best Actor in a Leading Role Oscar winner for The Best Years of Our Lives ( 7,5) 8 Liv —, Best Actress in a Leading Role Oscar nominee for Face to Face and The Emigrants ( 7) 9 Monica —, actress who played the title role in 1966 action- comedy film Modesty Blaise ( 5) 10 Former county town of Meath, Republic of Ireland ( 4) 12 Haley Joel —, Best Actor in a Supporting Role Oscar nominee for The Sixth Sense ( 6) 14 Town in

South Holland, Netherland­s, associated with a type of tin- glazed earthenwar­e ( 5) 15 King of England from 946- 955 ( 6) 16 Small Asian citrus tree with greenish oval edible fruits ( 4) 19 Lower scoring of the two sets of rings on an archery target ( 5) 21 University friend of Hamlet in the William Shakespear­e play of that name ( 7) 22 Best Actress in a Leading Role Oscar winner for Coquette ( 4,8)

DOWN

1 Australasi­an songbird with a ringing call such as the New Zealand — or crested — ( 8)

2 See 12 Down

3 Parish in Perth and Kinross, Scotland; former site of the Pictish capital ( 5)

4 See 11 Down

5 Type of jazz singing characteri­sed by improvised vocal sounds ( 4)

6 See 7 Down

7 and 6 1886 novel by Frances Hodgson Burnett ( 6,4,10)

11 and 4 1929 novel by

Dashiell Hammett ( 3,7) 12 and 2 In cricket, a ball that spins from off to leg on pitching ( 3,5) 13 1990 children’s book by Roald Dahl featuring the character Mr Hoppy ( 4,4)

14 T B —,

South Africa

Test cricketer who hit 101 against Sri Lanka in Colombo in 2018 ( 2,5)

17 Unit of length equal to 22 yards ( 5) 18 Male duck ( 5)

20 Amphibian similar to the frog but with a drier, warty skin ( 4)

Crossword ACROSS

6 Infectious disease ( 7,5) 8 Branch of maths ( 7) 9 Ballroom dance ( 5) 10 Slopes downwards ( 4) 12 Animal called a bunny by a child ( 6) 14 Satan ( 5) 15 Edible seed ( 6) 16 Pull along ( 4)

19 Up to the time of ( 5) 21 Calm or pacify ( 7) 22 Portable two- way radio ( 6- 6)

DOWN

1 Combine in a group against ( 4,2,2) 2 Defence plea ( 5) 3 Thieve ( 5)

4 Taking neither side ( 7) 5 Intend ( 4) 6 Disgracefu­l ( 10) 7 European language ( 10) 11 Hair product ( 3) 12 Rend ( 3) 13 Building where soldiers live ( 8) 14 Consider unpleasant or disagreeab­le ( 7) 17 Weekly pay ( 5) 18 Utter words ( 5) 20 Unfreeze ( 4)

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