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Quizword & Crossword

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

QUIZWORD CLUES

ACROSS 1 2005 film comedy starring Will Smith in the title role (5) 7 Mother of Coriolanus in the William Shakespear­e play of that name (8) 8 1950 novel by Edna Ferber (5) 10 and 11 Down 1961 three-act stage drama by Tennessee Williams starring Patrick O’neal and Bette Davis (3,5,2,3,6) 12 Strong alcoholic drink distilled from fermented fruits (8) 14 Andrea —, author of novels Fruit of the Lemon and Never Far from Nowhere (4) 16 American Tribal Love Rock Musical that opened on Broadway in 1968 (4) 17 11th-century Anglo-saxon rebel who defended the Isle of Ely against William the Conqueror (8) 20 African republic; capital Nouakchott (10) 23 Riz —, 2017 Emmy Award for Outstandin­g Lead Actor in a Limited Series or Movie winner for The Night Of (5) 24 2016 Olympics individual field event won by US athletes Jeff Henderson and Tianna Bartoletta (4,4) 25 Henrik —, author of stage plays Hedda Gabler and The League of Youth (5) DOWN 1 Scottish dish made from sheep’s or calf’s offal, oatmeal, suet and seasonings boiled in a skin made from the animal’s stomach (6) 2 Brian —, actor and presenter whose credits include BBC TV series Play School and Play Away (4) 3 and 18 English poet who authored 1677 stage drama All for Love (4,6) 4 The —, 2013 film thriller starring Ethan Hawke and Lena Headey (5) 5 See 21 Down 6 1987 comedy-drama film starring Mickey Rourke and Faye Dunaway based on the life of poet Charles Bukowski (6) 9 Nafissatou —, 2016 Olympic heptathlon gold medallist (5) 11 See 10 Across 13 Edgar Allan —, US short-story writer who died in 1849 (3) 15 Dark reddish-brown pigment obtained from the inky secretion of the cuttlefish (5) 16 Mark —, actor who starred as Luke Skywalker in 1977 action film Star Wars (6) 18 See 3 Down 19 One skilled in the Japanese martial art of ninjutsu (5) 21 and 5 1894 stage play by George Bernard Shaw whose heroine is Raina Petkoff (4,3,3,3) 22 Biblical king of Israel and husband of Jezebel (4)

CROSSWORD CLUES ACROSS

1 Child’s vehicle (5) 7 Bed padding (8) 8 Mischievou­s joke (5) 10 State of being unlike (10) 12 Long and exhausting walk (8) 14 Pulls with a rope (4) 16 Speaks (4) 17 Migraine (8) 20 Basis (10) 23 Sound (5) 24 Item worn in cold weather (8) 25 Snake poison (5)

DOWN

1 Warning or hint (3-3) 2 Considerat­e (4) 3 Fifty per cent (4) 4 Tall wading bird (5) 5 Strengthen or support (9) 6 Evaluate (6) 9 Telephone box (5) 11 Person paid to protect someone (9) 13 Be indebted to (3) 15 Supplement­ary component (3-2) 16 Experience pain or misery (6) 18 High regard (6) 19 Smell (5) 21 Petty quarrel (4) 22 Front end of an aircraft (4)

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