Quizword & Crossword
Two sets of clues, two different answers – all on the same grid. Choose one or the other.
QUIZWORD CLUES ACROSS
1 Gambling game using two dice in which a player wins if 7 or 11 is thrown (5) 4 Milton —, prime minister of Uganda from 1962-66 (5) 10 Fernand —, French painter whose works include 1921’s Woman with a Cat (5) 11 Barbara —, Best Actress in a Supporting Role Oscar nominee for The Portrait of a Lady (7) 12 The —, 1972 novel by Meyer Levin (8) 13 — Sea, lake east of the Caspian Sea that straddles Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan (4) 15 Hard white calcified substance covering the crown of each tooth (6) 17 Jason —, actor whose roles include Lucius Malfoy in the Harry Potter film series (6) 19 City and railway junction in Romania that has belonged to Turkey, Austria and Hungary (4) 20 2000 Grand National winner ridden by Ruby Walsh (8) 23 1985 novel by John Fowles (1,6) 24 Goddess of peace in Greek mythology (5) 25 and 8 Down Actress who played Sarah Braithwaite in ITV series At Home with the Braithwaites (5,5) 26 Isle of Wight resort on the estuary of the River Medina (5)
DOWN
2 Peter Mark —, English physician and lexicographer whose Thesaurus of English Words and Phrases was published in 1852 (5) 3 and 5 Men’s artistic gymnastics event won by Oleg Verniaiev at the 2016 Olympics (8,4) 5 See 3 Down 6 Mollusc of New Zealand from which a greenish soup is made (7) 7 2006 animated film starring the voice talent of Hugh Jackman and Kate Winslet (7,4) 8 See 25 Across 9 Anthony Trollope novel first published in 1881 (6,5) 14 and 18 State of SE Brazil; capital Vitoria (8,5) 16 Desert region along the west coast of South America (7) 18 See 14 Down 21 Frederick —, composer of the music for 1947 stage musical Brigadoon (5) 22 City in Uttar Pradesh, India, famous for the Taj Mahal (4)
CROSSWORD CLUES ACROSS
1 Declare formally (5) 4 Steep high rock face (5) 10 Greek letter (5) 11 Ruler of many lands (7) 12 Fast runner (8) 13 Daybreak (4) 15 Force (to do something) (6) 17 Dogsbody (6) 19 Curved structure (4) 20 Buttoned knitwear (8) 23 Contort the face (7) 24 Gemstones (5) 25 Trivial (5) 26 Shallow dish for food (5)
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2 Belonging to them (5) 3 Model railway (5,3) 5 Long bounding stride (4) 6 Attacking player (7) 7 Small amount of money in coins (5,6) 8 Ague (5) 9 Intoxication (11) 14 Unrefined petroleum (5,3) 16 Device, appliance (7) 18 Auctioneer’s hammer (5) 21 Remarkably large (5) 22 Boat of logs (4)