Quizword & Crossword

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

QUIZWORD CLUES ACROSS

3 1992 film comedy starring Whoopi Goldberg and Maggie Smith (6,3) 8 Geoffrey —, Labour MP for Ashfield from 1992-2010; Secretary of State for Defence from 1999-2005 (4) 9 and 22 1970s ITV sitcom starring Richard O’sullivan in the title role (3,5,3,5) 10 State of NW Mexico; capital Hermosillo (6) 13 and 11 Down 1939 novel by Rumer Godden (5,9) 14 I R —, Australia Test cricketer who hit 159 not out against New Zealand in Auckland in 1974 (7) 15 BBC TV animated series for children based on books by Michael and Joanne Cole (3) 16 Alfred —, French army officer whose imprisonment for treason in 1894 raised issues of anti-semitism (7) 17 Berkshire horse racecourse that hosts the King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes (5) 21 Anton —, English actor who played Fagin in BBC TV drama series Dickensian (6) 22 See 9 Across 23 Zola —, 1985 and 1986 World Cross Country Championships senior women’s gold medallist (4) 24 1983 Bill Forsyth comedy-drama film starring Peter Riegert, Denis Lawson and Burt Lancaster (5,4)

DOWN

1 1923 Dorothy L Sayers mystery novel featuring Lord Peter Wimsey (5,4) 2 1979 action film starring Roger Moore as James Bond (9) 4 J Bruce —, chairman of the White Star Line shipping company portrayed on screen by Jonathan Hyde in 1997 film Titanic (5) 5 1847 novel by Benjamin Disraeli subtitled The New Crusade (7) 6 J D —, author of novels Divided in Death and Origin in Death (4) 7 European game fish with a cylindrical dark-greenish body (4) 11 See 13 Across 12 James —, Labour MP for South Shields from 1935-64; Home Secretary from 1945-51 (6,3) 14 Edmundo —, Trinidad-born bandleader and nightclub owner who died in 2011 (3) 15 Water plant of the genus Typha also called reed mace (7) 18 Badminton shot played to the back of the opponent’s court (5) 19 Jimmy —, London-based shoe and handbag designer (4) 20 Wife of Cronus and mother of Zeus in Greek mythology (4)

CROSSWORD CLUES ACROSS

3 Obligatory (9) 8 Big cat (4) 9 Spectator (8) 10 Minor earthquake (6) 13 Complete (5) 14 In office (of an MP) (7) 15 Receptacle for rubbish (3) 16 One who cuts up and sells meat (7) 17 Ski slope (5) 21 Symbol (6) 22 Brief pause for rest (8) 23 Norse god (4) 24 Cleansing agent (9)

DOWN

1 Clumsy (3,6) 2 Insignificant person or thing (9) 4 Oak tree fruit (5) 5 Marine mammal (7) 6 Sound a horn (4) 7 Stink (4) 11 Wife of the American president (5,4) 12 Harmony in opinion (9) 14 Male teacher (3) 15 Wrestling hold (4,3) 18 TV repeat (5) 19 Strong impulse (4) 20 Hay bundle (4) Solutions in tomorrow’s Daily Mirror