Quizword & Crossword

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

QUIZWORD ACROSS

1 Johnny —, actor who plays Leonard in US sitcom The Big Bang Theory (7) 7 Sergei —, Soviet politician whose 1934 assassination was the start of Stalin’s purge of the Communist Party (5) 8 BBC TV arts programme that ran from 1967-2002 (7) 9 Ollie —, Exeter Chiefs rugby union centre; 2016 England Test debutant against Wales (6) 11 Germaine —, author of 1970 book The Female Eunuch (5) 13 Tropical African tree whose oily seeds yield a fat used in soap manufacture (4) 14 1998 comedydrama film starring Susan Sarandon and Julia Roberts (7) 15 and 5 Down 1988 sci-fi film starring Roddy Piper and Keith David (4,4) 16 Robert —, author of novels Psycho and Lori (5) 17 1991 film comedy starring Ellen Barkin and Jimmy Smits (6) 21 Variety of small sour cherry (7) 22 Herschell Gordon —, director of Blood Feast (5) 23 Margot —, English ballerina born in 1919 (7)

DOWN

2 The —, International Exhibition of Modern Art as organised by the Association of American Painters and Sculptors in New York in 1913 (6,4) 3 Medical disorder characterised by the periodic sudden loss of consciousness (8) 4 Heidi —, German supermodel who portrayed Ursula Andress in 2004 biopic The Life and Death of Peter Sellers (4) 5 See 15 Across 6 West African republic; capital Lome (4) 9 Player in bridge who exposes their hand to be played by the declarer (5) 10 1998 horror film starring Elijah Wood, Jordana Brewster, Clea Duvall and Josh Hartnett (3,7) 12 Johnny —, Cincinnati Reds baseball catcher; 1976 World Series MVP (5) 13 Tobias —, author of The Adventures of Roderick Random (8) 18 Species of wild mountain goat of Asia, Europe and North Africa (4) 19 Muse of history in Greek myth (4) 20 1995 play by Jez Butterworth (4)

CROSSWORD ACROSS

1 Coin-operated record-player (7) 7 Extra playing card (5) 8 Ripens (7) 9 Time when wages are given out (6) 11 Secret hoard (5) 13 Is of the right size (4) 14 Function (7) 15 Skinny (4) 16 Monarch’s headdress (5) 17 Eatable (6) 21 Football official (7) 22 Art (5) 23 Seek information or advice from (7)

DOWN

2 Not engaged or married (10) 3 Water-based paint (8) 4 Cooker (4) 5 Settee (4) 6 Vendetta (4) 9 Relating to the foot (5) 10 In charge (2,3,5) 12 Tennis score of forty-all (5) 13 Intrepid (8) 18 Annoys (4) 19 Quiet spell (4) 20 Nought (4)

Solutions in Monday’s Daily Mirror