Quizword & Crossword

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

Quizword

ACROSS

6 2010 short novel by Susan Hill subtitled A Ghost Story (3,5,4) 8 Term for England used by soldiers of the First and Second World Wars (7) 9 Hybrid offspring of a female tiger and male lion (5) 10 Scottish island of the Inner Hebrides southeast of Rum (4) 12 Port and resort in West Flanders, Belgium, on the North Sea (6) 14 Songbird of the family Motacillidae such as the meadow — (5) 15 Aniseed-flavoured aperitif (6) 16 Michael —, Conservative MP for Surrey Heath; Secretary of State for Education from 2010-14 (4) 19 Easternmost London Underground station on the Central Line closed in 1994 (5) 21 Capital of Corsica (7) 22 1930 novel by Dorothy L Sayers (6,6)

DOWN

1 Group of three membranes that envelop the brain and spinal cord (8) 2 City in Nebraska, US, on the Missouri River opposite Council Bluffs, Iowa (5) 3 Keith —, television chef who authored 2000 autobiography Out of the Frying Pan (5) 4 and 13 2010 horror film starring Patrick Fabian and Ashley Bell (3,4,8) 5 Joiner in William Shakespeare play A Midsummer Night’s Dream (4) 6 Measure of volume used in cooking equal to three teaspoons (10) 7 Capital and main port of Barbados (10) 11 Roman god of the underworld (3) 12 1927 novel by Upton Sinclair (3) 13 See 4 Down 14 Male character from French pantomime with a whitened face and pointed hat (7) 17 1996 comedy-crime drama film starring Frances Mcdormand and William H Macy (5) 18 Alan —, author of novels Cry, the Beloved Country and Too Late the Phalarope (5) 20 1948-94 multilateral treaty to promote trade succeeded by the WTO (4)

Crossword

ACROSS

6 Expert, proficient (12) 8 Motorists (7) 9 Taut or rigid (5) 10 Egg-shaped (4) 12 Holy (6) 14 Young dog (5) 15 Excessively (6) 16 Fever (4) 19 Unspoken (5) 21 Having a fast beat (2-5) 22 Jail term without end (4,8)

DOWN

1 Set in motion (8) 2 Cinder (5) 3 Partially melted snow or ice (5) 4 Smoker’s item (7) 5 Intend (4) 6 Et cetera (3,2,5) 7 Intrusive (10) 11 Purchase (3) 12 Government agent (3) 13 Military formation (8) 14 Large flat dish (7) 17 Bed cover (5) 18 Declare formally (5) 20 Casino counter (4)