Quizword & Crossword
Two sets of clues, two different answers – all on the same grid. Choose one or the other.
QUIZWORD CLUES
ACROSS
1 New town in Northamptonshire formerly associated with the steel industry (5) 4 Jurgen —, Liverpool FC manager at Borussia Dortmund from 2008-15 (5) 10 Colin —, rugby union lock; 1957 New Zealand Test debutant against Australia (5) 11 External portion of the ear also called the pinna (7) 12 Henry J —, American surgeon after whom a manoeuvre for dislodging a foreign body in a person’s windpipe is named (8) 13 Fabric of wool, cotton or silk interwoven with threads of metal (4) 15 Global crime organisation in 1960s US television series The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (6) 17 Time and space travel vehicle in BBC TV series Doctor Who (6) 19 2008 biopic starring Sean Penn in the title role (4) 20 Kurt —, Secretary-General of the United Nations from 1972-81 (8) 23 2009 novel by Rachel Ward (7) 24 Swimming stroke in which the feet are kicked like paddles while the arms reach forward and pull back through the water (5) 25 Mark —, US swimmer who won seven gold medals at the 1972 Olympics (5) 26 See 18 Down
DOWN
2 Mammal of central African forests with a reddish-brown coat (5) 3 Legendary serpent that could kill with its breath or glance (8) 5 Ancient Greek stringed instrument made of a resonating tortoise shell (4) 6 Medium-sized diving duck whose male has a reddish-brown head and black breast (7) 7 Central nervous system stimulant first synthesized in 1887 (11) 8 City in Meurthe-et-Moselle, France; capital of the dukes of Lorraine in the 12th century (5) 9 1834 novel by Frederick Marryat (5,6) 14 David —, author of novels Hell’s Corner and Split Second (8) 16 Herring fillet wrapped around onion slices and pickled in spiced vinegar (7) 18 and 26 Across 1972 and 1976 Olympic 10,000m and 5,000m gold medallist (5,5) 21 Derbyshire village renowned as the southern starting point of the Pennine Way (5) 22 Cricket club; 1978 winners of the County Championship (4)
CROSSWORD CLUES
ACROSS
1 Walks with an uneven step (5) 4 Range (5) 10 Slightly damp or wet (5) 11 Underwater missile (7) 12 Outer (8) 13 No longer alive (4) 15 Line on a weather map (6) 17 Of the teeth (6) 19 Chuck (4) 20 Until this time (8) 23 Crossbred hunting dog (7) 24 Express an opinion (5) 25 Horse controls (5) 26 Rental contract (5)
DOWN
2 Foolish person (5) 3 Fatherly (8) 5 Remedy or solution (4) 6 Keep from happening (7) 7 Right off (11) 8 Drinking tube (5) 9 Having a lack of feeling or pity (4-7) 14 Remove a monarch from power (8) 16 Watch carefully (7) 18 Jewelled headdress (5) 21 Destroys (5) 22 Avoid deliberately (4)