QUIZWORD CLUES

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

ACROSS

The —, 1941 novel by James Hanley (5) 4 Nine-headed monster in Greek mythology (5) Charles —, author of 1861 novel The Cloister and the Hearth (5) Norman —, founder of scientific journal Nature jointly credited with detecting helium in 1868 (7) 1893 novel by R L Stevenson subtitled A Sequel To ‘Kidnapped’ (8) Lionel —, composer of stage musicals Twang! and Maggie May (4) 1990s ITV comedy series starring Rowan Atkinson in the title role (2,4) 1985 film comedy starring Antony Sher in the title role (6) Owl of New Zealand also called the morepork (4) 20 and 2 Down The —, 1981 novel by Paul Theroux (8,5) 23 Edible marine gastropod mollusc whose shell is used as an ornament (7) Tourist island of the Balearics in the Mediterranean (5) — yoga, system of controlled breathing exercises combined with postures and stretches (5) One of the Three Musketeers in works by Alexandre Dumas (5) 1 10

DOWN

2 See 20 Across 3 See 14 Down 5 Organisation founded in London in 1844 by George Williams (inits) 6 — the Fox, 1919 poem by John Masefield (7) US actor-comedian who played Professor Xavier in 2008 film Superhero Movie (5,6) 8 See 16 Down 9 1990 romcom starring Richard Gere and Julia Roberts (6,5) and 3 2002 film drama starring Michael Caine and Brendan Fraser (3,5,8) 16 and 8 Actress who played Pat in 2013 ITV sitcom Pat & Cabbage (7,5) 18 See 21 Down 21 and 18 London-born architect who designed the Banqueting House in the Palace of Whitehall (5,5) 22 Robert —, German bacteriologist awarded the 1905 Nobel Prize in Medicine (4) 7 14