Quizword & Crossword

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

Quizword ACROSS

3 and 17 1898 opera by Arthur Wing Pinero and J Comyns Carr with music by

Arthur Sullivan (3,6,5) 8 Supreme creator god in Norse mythology (4) 9 Wilfrid —, actor who played Grandfather in 1964 comedy-musical film A Hard

Day’s Night (8)

10 Latex of the sapodilla tree used to make chewing gum (6)

13 Bob —, singer and actor awarded the

2016 Nobel Prize in Literature (5)

14 City in Germany on the Havel River that hosted a 1945 meeting of the principal Allies in World War II (7)

15 and 24 2007 film comedy featuring Simon Pegg,

Thandiwe Newton and Hank Azaria (3,6,3)

16 T —, Essex cricketer; 2017 England

Test debutant against South Africa at the Oval (7)

17 See 3 Across

21 Ancient town of

Asia Minor famed for the story of

Hero and Leander (6)

22 Anthony —, author of novels Phineas Finn and

The Warden (8)

23 Nik —, rock music journalist; author of novels Need and King Death (4)

24 See 15 Across

DOWN

1 Six-point score in American football made by being in possession of the ball in the opposing team’s end zone (9) 2 2011 film thriller starring

Bradley Cooper,

Abbie Cornish and Robert De Niro (9)

4 Anke —, 1996

Australian Open singles tennis championship runner-up (5)

5 M E —, author of novels Aurora Floyd and Lady Audley’s Secret (7) 6 Town in France; prefecture of Tarn department (4)

7 Derartu —, 2000 Olympic 10,000m gold medallist (4)

11 Mark —, 1976

Australian Open singles tennis championship winner (9)

12 Logogram representing the conjunction ‘and’ (9) 14 — lentil, slate-green pulse with blue speckles from France (3)

15 The —, 1937 novella by John Steinbeck whose protagonist is Jody Tiflin (3,4)

18 City in South Korea housing the Kyungpook National University (5) 19 Multihull sailing vessel of the

South Pacific (4)

20 Card of the lowest ranking suit in bridge (4)

Crossword ACROSS

3 Abrasive material (9) 8 Plenty (4)

9 Lengthens (8)

10 Clear liquid part of blood (6)

13 Dog lead (5)

14 Root vegetable (7) 15 However (3)

16 Make an oven warm before baking (7)

17 Male bee (5)

21 Crowd actors (6)

22 Area of a town or

country (8)

23 Man-eating giant (4)

24 Long complicated

procedure (9)

DOWN

1 Rubber-soled sandals (4-5)

2 Ruse (9)

4 Fill with horror (5) 5 Submissive person? (7) 6 Nautical cry (4) 7 Area next to a steep drop (4) 11 Retinue (9)

12 Fast car (9)

14 Place (3) 15 Obstruction (7) 18 Flower part (5) 19 New Zealand creature (4)

20 Article (4)