Quizword & Crossword
Two sets of clues, two different answers – all on the same grid. Choose one or the other.
QUIZWORD CLUES
ACROSS 1 Simon —, English golfer; 2006, 2009 and 2011 KLM Open tournament winner (5) 7 2008 film musical starring Meryl Streep and Pierce Brosnan (5,3) 8 Bernard —, actor who opened the Mermaid Theatre in London in 1959 (5)
10 and 1 Down 2002 action film starring Arnold Schwarzenegger and Elias Koteas (10,6) 12 City in Illinois, US north of Chicago on Lake Michigan (8) 14 See 18 Down
16 Starchy cereal used for puddings obtained from an Asian palm tree (4) 17 Lake —, westernmost of the Great Lakes of North America (8) 20 City in England on the River Wear (10) 23 Marsupial of the Americas also called the water opossum (5) 24 1997 biopic starring Judi Dench in the title role as Queen Victoria (3,5) 25 Virginia —, author of novels Mrs Dalloway and To the Lighthouse (5)
DOWN 1 See 10 Across 2 Organisation formed in 1961 to administer a common policy for the sale of petroleum (4) 3 Max —, English actor-comedian whose creations included Professor Wallofski (4) 4 Jan —, prime minister of South Africa from 1939-48 (5) 5 Natalie —, singer-actress who played Lorna Campbell in 2003 film comedy Johnny English (9) 6 Pierre Choderlos de —, French author of four-volume novel Les Liaisons Dangereuses (6) 9 John Philip —, US composer of marches The Stars and Stripes Forever and Semper Fidelis (5) 11 Hard grey metal; symbol Mn (9) 13 Yasujiro —, Japanese director of film dramas Tokyo Story and Early Spring (3)
15 and 19 Comedian-actor married to Dawn French from 1984-2010 (5,5) 16 Tropical plant of the East Indies cultivated for its small oval seeds (6)
18 and 14 Across 2012 comedy-drama film starring Julianne Hough and Diego Boneta (4,2,4) 19 See 15 Down 21 John —, 1993 BDO World Darts Championship winner (4) 22 Paul —, actor who played Calvin Weir-Fields in 2012 comedy-drama film Ruby Sparks (4)
CROSSWORD CLUES
ACROSS 1 Shut (5) 7 Mechanic (8) 8 Enjoyment or zest (5) 10 Small amount (10) 12 Fabric type (8) 14 Nuisance (4) 16 Large heavy book (4) 17 Praises insincerely (8) 20 Respiratory ailment (10) 23 Difficult question (5) 24 Fail to notice (8) 25 Gives out playing cards (5)
DOWN 1 High-quality brandy (6) 2 Hardens (4) 3 Make woollens (4) 4 Broaden (5) 5 Boundary around something (9) 6 Giving out much light (6) 9 Happen (5) 11 Musical instruments (9) 13 Nocturnal bird (3) 15 Undress (5) 16 As well (2,4) 18 Thigh-length trousers (6) 19 Climb up (5) 21 Metal-headed golf club (4) 22 Unspecified amount (4)