Quizword & Crossword

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

Quizword ACROSS

3 Woody —, Best

Actor in a Leading Role Oscar nominee for The People vs Larry Flynt (9) 8 Large triangular plucked string instrument (4)

9 Harry —, US author whose novels include Bill, the Galactic Hero and Make Room! Make Room! (8) 10 Small mollusc with a spiral shell (6) 13 Island in the

Ionian Sea also called Zakynthos (5) 14 Lima —, Wasps and 2015-17 New Zealand rugby union fly-half (7) 15 Variety of lettuce with a long slender head (3)

16 Girls’ public school near Brighton,

East Sussex (7) 17 Wayne —, 1990

PGA Championship winner (5) 21 Mechanical model of the solar system (6)

22 Irving —, 2008 Olympic long jump gold medallist representing

Panama (8)

23 Kate —, journalist; author of 2002 autobiography

The Kindness of Strangers (4) 24 Thomas —, author of 1821 autobiographical work Confessions of an English Opium Eater (2,7)

DOWN

1 and 7 1939 fantasy film starring

Judy Garland and

Frank Morgan (3,6,2,2) 2 University city in the northeast Netherlands noted for the Martinikerk (9)

4 The —, Test cricket series between

England and

Australia (5)

5 Screen or wall decoration at the back of an altar in a church (7)

6 and 19 Girlfriend of comic book character Superman (4,4)

7 See 1 Down

11 Dance of Spain or Mexico in which the heels tap out rhythmic patterns (9)

12 and 18 Best

Actress in a

Leading Role

Oscar nominee for Ordinary People (4,5,5) 14 2012 novel by Lois Lowry (3)

15 Jane —,

Best Director

Oscar nominee for

1993 drama

The Piano (7)

18 See 12 Down

19 See 6 Down

20 Capital of

Azerbaijan (4)

Crossword ACROSS

3 Shocking surprise (9) 8 Owl’s cry (4) 9 Dearth (8) 10 Baby’s toy (6) 13 Book of maps (5) 14 Recurrent source of annoyance (3,4)

15 Month (3) 16 Liquorice flavouring (7)

17 Military trainee (5) 21 Adult deer’s ditinctive feature (6)

22 Stand-up (8)

23 By oneself, alone (4)

24 Part of the day (9)

DOWN

1 Person falsely claiming a skill (9)

2 Yearning for the past (9) 4 Beginning of something (5)

5 Cooking apple (7) 6 Chop wildly (4) 7 Overdue (4) 11 Wild plant (9) 12 Slot in a front door (9) 14 Thick piece of absorbent material (3) 15 Say in passing (7) 18 Ballroom dance (5) 19 Housetop (4) 20 DNA unit (4)