Quizword & Crossword

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

Quizword ACROSS 1 1953 crime film starring Glenn Ford and

Gloria Grahame (3,3,4) 8 Industrial city in Limburg, Netherlands; a major coalmining centre from the late 19th century to the early 1970s (7)

9 Rainer Maria —, Prague-born poet whose works include 1923 volume

Duino Elegies (5)

10 Joe —, rugby union full-back and wing; 1995-2004 Australia Test player (4)

11 Small ornamented case for holding needles (4)

12 Tall annual grass with soft bluish-green leaves (3)

14 Desert in

North Africa (6)

15 Mount —, stratovolcano in southern Alaska that erupted in 1912 (6) 18 Genus of evergreen shrubs including the common — whose bitter leaves are used in herbal medicine (3) 20 Fish of the salmon family such as the lake — (4)

21 Musical symbol that, when placed before a note, lowers it in pitch by a semitone (4)

23 See 1 Down

24 Leslie —, Lord of Appeal in Ordinary from 1977-86; chairman of inquiries into the Grunwick dispute and Brixton riots (7) 25 Capital of island Aruba in the Caribbean Sea (10)

DOWN

1 and 23 Across William Shakespeare play subtitled What You Will whose characters include Valentine and

Curio (7,5)

2 Jennifer —, actress who portrayed Myrtle Logue in 2010 biopic The King’s Speech (4) 3 Mouse in George Herriman’s cartoon strip Krazy Kat (6) 4 Frederick —, tea merchant who opened a free museum bearing his name in London in 1901 (8) 5 Larry —, US virtuoso mouth organ player who died in 2001 (5) 6 1986 novel by

Ellis Peters (3,4,4) 7 Liqueur made from a secret formula developed at a

French monastery in the 16th century (11) 13 Michael —, author of novels Jurassic

Park and Eaters of the Dead (8) 16 Bernard —, author of novels The Assistant and The Fixer (7)

17 R A L —, Australia Test cricketer who took 8-84 and 8-53 against England at Lord’s in 1972 (6)

19 Brother of Eadwig; king of England from 959-975 (5)

22 2010 action film starring Angelina Jolie in the title role (4)

Crossword ACROSS

1 Popular sport in the US (10)

8 Hard brittle material (7)

9 Doctrine (5)

10 Bucket (4)

11 Any slip or blunder (4)

12 Go at a fast pace (3)

14 Lacking width (6)

15 Pass by, like time (6)

18 Muscle twitch (3)

20 Interlock loops of wool (4)

21 Settee (4)

23 Wireless (5)

24 Of the heart (7)

25 Old-fashioned record player (10)

DOWN

1 Obstruction (7) 2 Japanese wrestling (4)

3 Usher (6)

4 Corrupt person in a group (3,5) 5 Light beer (5) 6 Treatment using needles (11) 7 Upkeep (11)

13 One devoted to reading (8)

16 Vow (7)

17 Minor difficulty (6)

19 Tree type (5)

22 Approximately (2,2)