Quizword & Crossword

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

Quizword

ACROSS

1 and 18 Down

Late Germanamerican composerconductor, winner of four Academy Awards, knighted in 1996 (5,6)

7 Pasta in the form of

narrow tubes (8)

8 Jean-baptiste-camille —, French artist whose works include 1871’s The Marsh at

Arleux (5)

10 Svetlana —, 2009 French Open women’s singles tennis champion (10)

12 Point in its orbit when a planet is at its greatest distance from the sun (8)

14 Standard unit of

currency of Turkey (4)

16 Any of several small short-necked ducks often with bright plumage (4)

17 2012 Olympics individual field event won by Ivan Ukhov and Anna Chicherova in their respective competitions (4,4) 20 and 4 Down

1990 story collection by John Mortimer (7,1,2,5)

23 Sergei —, Soviet politician whose 1934 assassination was the start of the purge of the Communist Party by Stalin (5)

24 Genus of fleshy cactus-like leafless African plants (8)

25 African republic whose capital is Libreville (5)

DOWN

1 Adriatic port in Marche, Italy, founded by Greek settlers from

Syracuse (6)

2 Large Eurasian bird of

the crow family (4)

3 Goldie —, Best Actress in a Supporting Role Oscar winner for

Cactus Flower (4)

4 See 20 Across

5 1946 film thriller starring Cary Grant and Ingrid Bergman (9)

6 Large, droning insect common in warm regions (6)

9 Susan —, actressdirector who played Michelle Fowler in BBC TV soap Eastenders (5)

11 Brown flour intermediate between white and wholemeal (9)

13 Chris —, rugby union player who scored a hat-trick for England in a 35-3 Test win over Ireland in 1988 (3)

15 Soft fine-grained white sedimentary rock consisting of almost pure calcium carbonate (5)

16 — SSC, car driven by Andy Green that broke the sound barrier on land in 1997 (6)

18 See 1 Across

19 In Jewish legend, an artificially created human being brought to life by supernatural means (5)

21 Tracey —, conceptual artist whose works include

1998’s My Bed (4)

22 1870 opera by

Giuseppe Verdi (4)

Crossword ACROSS

1 Blacksmith’s block (5)

7 One in charge of a gaming table (8)

8 Waterway (5)

10 To only a limited extent (10)

12 Ability to see (8)

14 Young deer (4)

16 Knock against (4)

17 Intermittent (8)

20 Severe, harsh (10)

23 Pick-me-up (5)

24 Albumen (3,5)

25 Twelve (5)

DOWN

1 Turn up (6)

2 Article (4)

3 Amphibian (4)

4 Humorous (5)

5 Game played with balls and a cue (9)

6 Colouring stick (6)

9 Wireless (5)

11 Any retreat (9)

13 Gardening implement (3)

15 Remarkably large (5)

16 School jacket (6)

18 High-kicking dance (6)

19 Fisticuffs (5)

21 Movable barrier (4)

22 Fuss (2-2)

Solutions in tomorrow’s Daily Mirror