Quizword & Crossword

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

QUIZWORD CLUES

ACROSS 1 Stringed musical instrument with a long fretted neck and circular body (5) 7 Fabric made of silk and wool or cotton and rayon used especially for coats (8) 8 Franz —, composer of 1905 operetta The Merry Widow (5) 10 Spa town in SW Germany near the border with France (5-5) 12 Citadel and palace in Granada, Spain, noted for its rich ornamentation (8) 14 Niels —, winner of the 1922 Nobel Prize in Physics (4) 16 Kenneth —, actor who played Jed Stone in ITV soap Coronation Street (4) 17 Thick brown bitter syrup obtained from sugar during refining (8) 20 In music, a sliding movement from one note to another, especially in singing or playing the violin (10) 23 In heraldry, the colour blue (5) 24 Ductile greyish-white element; symbol W (8) 25 Aubrey —, actress who played April Ludgate in US sitcom Parks and Recreation (5)

DOWN 1 Official currency of Panama along with the US dollar (6) 2 Old Testament army captain who put Absalom to death (4) 3 European freshwater fish with a slender bluish-green body (4) 4 1942 Walt Disney film animation based on a story by Felix Salten (5) 5 and 11 Lisa Lambert and Greg Morrison stage show; 2006 Tony Award Best Musical nominee (3,6,9) 6 Roscoe —, winner of the January, 1977 Australian Open singles tennis championship (6) 9 Sam —, director of films Darkman and The Evil Dead (5) 11 See 5 Down 13 17th letter in the Greek alphabet (3) 15 Mediterranean island; capital Valletta (5) 16 Truman —, author of 1958 novella Breakfast at Tiffany’s (6) 18 National airline of Belgium that went bankrupt in 2001 (6) 19 Felipe —, F1 driver; 2006 Brazilian GP winner (5) 21 Sword similar to the foil but with a larger guard (4) 22 Mesut —, Arsenal and Germany midfield footballer (4)

CROSSWORD CLUES

ACROSS 1 Card suit (5) 7 Imaginative or inventive (8) 8 Grain husks (5) 10 Unreliable, untrustworthy (3-2-5) 12 Ridged fabric (8) 14 Abode of Satan (4) 16 Take part in games (4) 17 Envy (8) 20 Of short duration (10) 23 Low boat (5) 24 Carefully, cautiously (8) 25 Smell (5)

DOWN 1 Recurring regularly (6) 2 Polish (4) 3 Snatch (4) 4 Swoon (5) 5 Distinguish by separation (6,3) 6 Of the mind (6) 9 Deliberately disobey (a rule or law) (5) 11 Female relative (5-4) 13 Be indebted to (3) 15 Office worker (5) 16 Thick soup (6) 18 Cricket delivery (6) 19 Trembling poplar (5) 21 Conversation (4) 22 Three feet (4)