Quizword & Crossword
Two sets of clues, two different answers – all on the same grid. Choose one or the other.
QUIZWORD ACROSS
1 1987 film drama starring Anjelica Huston and Donal McCann (3,4) 7 Matt —, comedian-actor who co-wrote, co-directed and starred in 2015 BBC TV series Pompidou (5)
8 and 21 Group of volcanic islands in the South Atlantic including Inaccessible and Nightingale (7,2,5) 9 Zachary —, US president from 1849-50 (6) 11 Edgar —, painter and sculptor whose works include 1877’s Dancers Practicing at the Barre (5) 13 Compact brownish soil deposit of partially decomposed organic matter used as a fuel (4) 14 Vivid crimson colour (7)
15 and 22 1998 science fiction novel by Walter Mosley (4,5) 16 Deep-bodied Eurasian freshwater fish (5) 17 Dan —, composer credited with the song Dixie who died in 1904 (6) 21 See 8 Across 22 See 15 Across 23 and 3 Down 2007 thriller novel by Sophie Hannah (7,8)
DOWN
2 Actor who played Chief Inspector Dreyfus in 1975 film comedy The Return of the Pink Panther (7,3) 3 See 23 Across 4 and 6 England 1966 FIFA World Cup Final winner; 1984-89 Portsmouth FC manager (4,4) 5 Valved brass instrument of bass pitch whose bell points upwards (4) 6 See 4 Down 9 Spring-blooming plant of the lily family with single showy flowers (5) 10 Richard —, actor son of actress Patricia Hayes who played Bertrum Muffet in 1970 film comedy Carry On Loving (10) 12 David —, South African golfer; 1993 Canadian Open tournament winner (5) 13 Charles —, French author of fairy tales Cinderella and The Sleeping Beauty (8) 18 River in Germany that flows through Wurzburg to the Rhine (4) 19 Goat-like mammal with a shaggy coat and curved horns such as the Himalayan — (4) 20 Capital of Azerbaijan (4)
CROSSWORD ACROSS
1 Fundamental nature (7) 7 Automaton (5) 8 Noisy, vulgarly obvious (7) 9 Visit informally and briefly (4,2) 11 Decorate (5) 13 Lather (4) 14 Under discussion (2,5) 15 Bird’s beak (4) 16 Wiccan (5) 17 Indefinitely great number (6) 21 Preserves after death (7) 22 Objectives (5) 23 Not perceived by the ear (7)
DOWN
2 Unity and mutual support (10) 3 Outer (8) 4 Traffic marker (4) 5 Sixty minutes (4) 6 Ceremonial splendour (4) 9 Thick (5) 10 Garment type (4,6) 12 Any animal with two feet (5) 13 Place apart (8) 18 Black bird (4) 19 Competent (4) 20 Portent (4)