Quizword & Crossword

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

Quizword

ACROSS

1 1986 adventure-comedy film starring Walter Matthau and Cris Campion (7)

7 See 15 Across

8 — War, 1853-56 conflict between Russia and an alliance of Turkey, Britain, France and Sardinia (7)

9 and 14 Day preceding Ash Wednesday also called

Pancake Day (6,7)

11 See 16 Across

13 Henri —, rugby union scrum-half; 1988 France Test debutant against Argentina (4)

14 See 9 Across 15 and 7 1992 film comedy starring John Ritter and

Pam Dawber (4,5)

16 and 11 Best Actress in a Supporting

Role Oscar nominee for Psycho (5,5) 17 Leighton —, 2014 and 2015 Grand National winner on Pineau de Re and Many Clouds (6) 21 1984 romcom starring Steve

Martin and

Lily Tomlin (3,2,2)

22 See 5 Down

23 Wife of Theseus in

Greek mythology (7)

DOWN

2 1969 no 1 single by Desmond Dekker and The Aces (10)

3 See 4 Down

4 and 3 2007 film comedy starring Steve Carell and Morgan Freeman (4,8)

5 and 22 Across 1997-2010 Labour MP for Bolton West; 2007-08 Secretary of State for Transport (4,5)

6 Standard monetary unit of the Philippines (4) 9 and 19 Scottish golfer; 1985 winner of The Open Championship (5,4) 10 City in Valparaiso, Chile, housing

Brunet Castle (4,3,3) 12 Georg Wilhelm Friedrich —, German idealist philosopher who died in 1831 (5) 13 Eurasian maple tree with yellow flowers and two-winged fruits (8) 18 John —, radio disc jockey, journalist and presenter who died in 2004 (4)

19 See 9 Down 20 Sacred river in Samuel Taylor Coleridge poem Kubla Khan (4)

Crossword

ACROSS

1 Act of scoring for the opposition (3,4) 7 Nun’s costume (5) 8 Mangle (7)

9 Not moving, still (2,4)

11 Lacking freshness (5)

13 Rip (4)

14 Nurture (7) 15 Stopper (4)

16 Dog’s lead (5) 17 Move back or further away (6) 21 Person who delivers letters (7) 22 Stadium (5)

23 Warm bed

covering (7)

DOWN

2 Form of industrial action (4-2-4) 3 Lanky and awkward in movement (8) 4 Relatively long time (4)

5 Gasp (4)

6 Broad (4)

9 Once more (5)

10 Very slow speed (6,4)

12 Liquid from fruit (5)

13 Be a menacing indication of (8) 18 Heal (4)

19 Mound of drifted sand (4)

20 Hair from sheep (4)