Quizword & Crossword
Two sets of clues, two different answers – all on the same grid. Choose one or the other.
QUIZWORD
ACROSS 1 Region of SW central Asia disputed between India, Pakistan and China since 1947 (7) 7 Max —, German composer and organist who died in 1916 (5) 8 Inert gaseous element; symbol Kr (7) 9 Tree whose wood is used to make cricket bats (6) 11 Muriel —, author of novels The Girls of Slender Means and The Finishing School (5) 13 Cesar —, Swiss hotelier who died in 1918 (4) 14 PJ —, US satirist whose volumes include Holidays in Hell and Holidays in Heck (7) 15 Small port and resort in Argyll and Bute, W Scotland (4) 16 Ed —, 2000 Olympic men’s 4 x 100m swimming medley gold and 100m breaststroke silver medallist (5)
17 and 21 1941 novel by James Hilton (6,7) 21 See 17 Across 22 Rudolf —, painter born in 1854 whose works include The Meal, The Metal Workers and Reading the Koran (5) 23 Peter —, author of novels Chatterton and The Lambs of London (7) DOWN
2 Abnormal fear of heights (10) 3 Titan in Greek mythology; father of Helios, Selene and Eos (8)
4 and 6 The —, 1908 novel by Jack London featuring the character Ernest Everhard (4,4) 5 Legendary creature also called an abominable snowman (4) 6 See 4 Down
9 1991 Ken Russell film drama starring Theresa Russell (5) 10 1999 biopic starring Jake Gyllenhaal as Homer Hickam (7,3) 12 Old Testament city destroyed by God for its wickedness (5) 13 2005 action film starring Jason Statham and Ray Liotta (8) 18 Roman emperor from 54-68 (4) 19 City in Russia at the confluence of the Om and Irtysh Rivers (4) 20 White, grey, brown or pale green mineral found in metamorphic rocks (4)
CROSSWORD
ACROSS 1 Eat or drink (7) 7 Court panel member (5) 8 Spy planted in advance (7) 9 Even though (6) 11 With the mouth wide open (5) 13 Walkway (4) 14 Female voice (7) 15 Desire (4) 16 Hair or eye colour (5) 17 Not fully matured (6) 21 Located in the open air (7) 22 Hooded snake (5) 23 Act of retaliation (7) DOWN
2 Moral or legal requirement (10) 3 Abashed or embarrassed (8) 4 Encounter (4) 5 Twofold (4) 6 Painful (4) 9 In front (5) 10 Mistaken or guilty (2,3,5) 12 Digging tool (5) 13 Breakfast food (8) 18 Housetop (4) 19 Knitting stitch (4) 20 Sixth month (4)