Quizword & Crossword

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

Quizword

ACROSS

1 Small burrowing rodent of North America such as Gunnison’s — (7,3)

8 and 20 London Underground station on the

Central Line between Shepherd’s Bush and Notting Hill Gate (7,4) 9 Tree of Africa and south Asia that exudes a resin used in perfume and medicine (5)

10 River that flows into Morecambe Bay at Fleetwood (4)

11 Nell —, author of stage plays Steaming and

Cancer Tales (4)

12 CGS unit of work or energy (3) 14 Capital of the Bahamas (6)

15 and 24 Lover of

Hari Kumar in 1966 Paul Scott novel

The Jewel in the Crown (6,7)

18 Tree with winged seeds whose wood is used for tool handles (3)

20 See 8 Across 21 Loretta —, actress who played Major Houlihan in US television sitcom M*A*S*H (4)

23 River upon which

Nottingham stands (5)

24 See 15 Across 25 Market town in

North Devon; birthplace of playwright

John Gay (10)

DOWN

1 Brightest star in constellation

Ursa Minor (7)

2 Son of Telamon;

Greek hero of the Trojan War (4) 3 1973, 1974 and 1977 Grand National-winning horse (3,3)

4 Yellow cheese with large holes named after a valley in Switzerland (8) 5 Graeme —, cyclist; author of 2003 autobiography

Flying Scotsman (5)

6 See 7 Down

7 and 6 Best Picture Oscar-winning 1952 Cecil B Demille film drama starring

Betty Hutton and Cornel

Wilde (3,8,4,2,5) 13 Grigori —,

Siberian peasant monk murdered in St Petersburg, Russia, in 1916 (8) 16 Alias of Natty Bumppo in stories by James Fenimore Cooper (7) 17 Canine companion of Wallace in claymation films by Nick Park (6) 19 Long-legged doglike mammal of south Asia and Africa (5)

22 Children’s

card game (4)

Crossword

ACROSS

1 Nourishing (10) 8 Break in a race for refuelling (3,4)

9 Ending in death (5) 10 Gemstone (4) 11 Streetcar (4) 12 Move on foot at a rapid rate (3)

14 Above average ability (6)

15 Change in form (6)

18 Arrest (3)

20 Decorated

with frosting (4)

21 Burial vault (4)

23 Trunk of the

human body (5)

24 Foreboding evil (7)

25 Firebomb (10)

DOWN

1 School sport (7) 2 Ballet skirt (4) 3 Bring goods in from abroad (6)

4 Notorious (8) 5 Complete, total (5) 6 Chance (11) 7 Clumsy unsubtle person (11)

13 Counteracting remedy (8) 16 Expression of regret (7) 17 Unit of time (6) 19 Member of the nobility (5) 22 Distinguished female singer (4)