Quizword & Crossword
Two sets of clues, two different answers – all on the same grid. Choose one or the other.
QUIZWORD CLUES ACROSS
1 — Sea, body of water between Sulawesi and New Guinea (5) 4 First letter of the Greek alphabet (5) 10 Winslow —, US painter whose works include 1875 oil Weaning the Calf (5) 11 and 17 1987 novel by Maeve Binchy (7,6) 12 Old Testament prophet to whom the Book of Lamentations is ascribed (8) 13 Aromatic Eurasian plant whose leaves are used for flavouring in pickles (4) 15 Emmanuel —, president of France from May 2017 (6) 17 See 11 Across 19 Sebastien —, 2004-12 winner of the World Rally Drivers’ Championship (4) 20 Spicy dish of North Africa consisting of steamed semolina, usually served with a meat stew (8) 23 Uninhabited island south-west of Ibiza (2,5) 24 Sheikhdom in the NE United Arab Emirates (5) 25 Rudolf —, composer of 1925 operetta The Vagabond King (5) 26 Male duck (5)
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2 Lucien —, cyclist; 1966 Tour de France winner (5) 3 High granite plateau in SW Devon housing a men’s prison (8) 5 and 8 2005 crime drama film starring Nicolas Cage and Ethan Hawke (4,2,3) 6 Hard silver-grey metal; symbol Hf (7) 7 Poem in 1871 volume Nonsense Songs, Stories, Botany and Alphabets by Edward Lear (3,8) 8 See 5 Down 9 Former name of European republic Belarus (11) 14 The —, 1956 volume of non-fiction by Colin Wilson (8) 16 Sue —, actress who plays Eileen Phelan in ITV soap Coronation Street (7) 18 1967 novel by Leon Uris (5) 21 Rifat —, Turkish-born fashion designer; British Designer of the Year in 1992 (5) 22 Mild yellow
Dutch cheese (4)
CROSSWORD CLUES ACROSS
1 Take an educational course (5) 4 Identical (5) 10 False or assumed identity (5) 11 Art of paper folding (7) 12 Turn upside down (4,4) 13 Touch down (4) 15 Not celebrated or praised (6) 17 Combat (6) 19 Large bag (4) 20 Permission
to proceed (3,5) 23 Be careful (4,3) 24 Desire intensely (5) 25 Fox’s tail (5) 26 Deadly sin (5)
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2 Clan (5) 3 Get off a horse (8) 5 Give up (4) 6 Stubbornly resolute (7) 7 Dog breed (4,7) 8 Wooden peg (5) 9 Considerate and sympathetic (4-7) 14 Absurd (8) 16 Give aid to (7) 18 Wind instrument (5) 21 Establish by law (5) 22 Bereavement (4)