QUIZWORD CLUES Quizword & Crossword

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

ACROSS

1 Metal tip or mounting on a sheath or scabbard (5) 4 Deep-bodied Eurasian freshwater fish (5) 10 Charles Strouse and Martin Charnin show; 1977 Tony Award winner for Best Musical and Best Original Score (5) 11 2005 Oaks winner ridden by Richard Hills (7) 12 Benjamin —, prime minister from 1874-80 (8) 13 Old World monkey such as the Black-shanked — or Red-shanked — (4) 15 Character played by Harold Sakata in 1964 action film Goldfinger (6) 17 Flexible material also called whalebone used in stiffening corsets (6) 19 David —, former footballer and television presenter whose books include Children of the Matrix (4) 20 1962 novel by Dick Francis (4,4) 23 City in North Holland, Netherlands, noted for its cheese production and market (7) 24 Strong polymer first produced by the DuPont firm in the 1930s (5) 25 Willow tree whose twigs are used for making baskets (5) 26 and 18 Down Canadian-born architect who designed the Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao, Spain (5,5)

DOWN

2 Tom —, Best Actor in a Leading Role Oscar winner for Philadelphia (5) 3 2005 novel by Patricia Cornwell (8) 5 Arthur —, 1958 Commonwealth shot put gold medallist (4) 6 Radiance around the head of a holy person in works of art (7) 7 Irish entertainer whose hit singles included Walk Tall and Elusive Butterfly (3,8) 8 The —, region of SE England between the North Downs and the South Downs (5) 9 and 14 2001 novel by John le Carre whose central character is Justin Quayle (3,8,8) 14 See 9 Down 16 Michael —, Democrat nominee in the 1988 US presidential election (7) 18 See 26 Across 21 and 22 Best Actress in a Leading Role Oscar nominee for Juno (5,4) 22 See 21 Down