Quizword & Crossword
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)