Quizword & Crossword

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

QUIZWORD

ACROSS

1 Insect related to the grasshoppers, the male of which makes chirping noises by rubbing its forewings together (7) 7 See 9 Across 8 Cue sport originating in India whose current world champion is Mark Williams (7) 9 and 7, 12 Down 1935 comedy film starring Groucho Marx as Otis B Driftwood (1,5,2,3,5) 11 Jean —, F1 motor racing driver; 1995 Canadian GP winner (5) 13 John —, English admiral executed in 1757 after failing to relieve Minorca (4) 14 Eighth planet from the sun (7) 15 1976 Elmore Leonard novel (4) 16 D —, South Africa Test cricketer who hit 199 against Bangladesh in Potchefstroom in 2017 (5) 17 Eye defect also known as nearsightedness (6) 21 Derek —, 1992 winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature (7) 22 Alex —, Czechoslovakiaborn golfer; 2002 Trophee Lancome tournament winner (5) 23 Roberto —, Italian author of 2006 non-fiction book Gomorrah (7)

DOWN

2 Location near Castletown of Isle of Man Airport (10) 3 and 18 2009 film drama starring Harrison Ford and Ray Liotta (8,4) 4 Sword similar to the foil but with a larger guard (4) 5 Berkshire town housing a public school for boys (4) 6 Member of the English political party that opposed the succession to the throne of James, Duke of York (4) 9 River of SW France that enters the Bay of Biscay below Bayonne (5) 10 Seaside resort in Norfolk on the SE shore of the Wash (10) 12 See 9 Across 13 Thomaz —, 2009 and 2012 Swiss Open singles tennis tournament winner (8) 18 See 3 Down 19 Jacky —, Belgian motor racing driver; 1972 F1 German GP winner (4) 20 New Zealand forest tree of the myrtle family with crimson flowers and hard wood such as the northern — (4)

CROSSWORD ACROSS

1 Give a shock or surprise to (7) 7 Twelve (5) 8 Amidst (7) 9 Military greeting (6) 11 Pugilist (5) 13 Engage in games (4) 14 Disproportionate (7) 15 Shed tears (4) 16 Paces (5) 17 Rotate or spiral (6) 21 Learned person (7) 22 Dog lead (5) 23 White ant (7)

DOWN

2 Horseplay (10) 3 Person finishing second (6-2) 4 Only remaining (4) 5 Settee (4) 6 List of dishes (4) 9 Rub hard (5) 10 Medical operation (10) 12 Row of bushes (5) 13 Raised floor (8) 18 Have a foul smell (4) 19 Long pointed tooth of a walrus (4) 20 Throwing line in darts (4)