Quizword & Crossword
Two sets of clues, two different answers – all on the same grid. Choose one or the other.
QUIZWORD CLUES ACROSS
1 Bob —, Best Director Oscar winner for Cabaret (5) 7 Large carrion-eating diurnal bird of prey of the New World such as the Carunculated — or Striated — (8) 8 Language of which Norwegian linguist Knut Bergsland produced a comprehensive dictionary in 1994 (5) 10 1995 action film starring Wesley Snipes and Woody Harrelson (5,5) 12 Inflammation of the mucous membrane of the nose (8) 14 OA —, Middlesex cricketer; 2006 England Test debutant against India in Mumbai (4) 16 James —, Scottish author of 1824 novel The Private Memoirs and Confessions of a Justified Sinner (4) 17 US golfer; 1994 Texas Open tournament winner (3,5) 20 Henry —, author of the novel Tarka the Otter (10) 23 Marland —, Harlequins and England rugby union wing (5) 24 Pietro —, Italian painter noted for a 1955 portrait of Queen Elizabeth II (8) 25 Clare —, 1983-2010 Labour MP for Birmingham Ladywood; Secretary of State for International Development from 1997-2003 (5)
DOWN
1 Brendan —, actor who played the title role in 1997 action-comedy film George of the Jungle (6) 2 1979 film drama starring Ray Winstone and Mick Ford (4) 3 Spice made from the dried aril round a nutmeg seed (4) 4 John —, author of novels The Sot-Weed Factor and Giles Goat-Boy (5) 5 Opaque green mineral consisting of hydrated copper carbonate (9) 6 Leg and loin of an animal, such as a deer, eaten as food (6) 9 2004 UK no 1 single by Britney Spears (5) 11 Market town in Norfolk at the mouth of the Great Ouse; a leading port in the Middle Ages (5,4) 13 Boxing sanctioning organisation run by Edward S Levine (1,1,1) 15 — Rebellion, name by which the Indian Mutiny of 1857-58 was also known (5) 16 Seat for riding on the back of an e lephant or camel (6)
18 and 19 2008 crime drama film starring Keanu Reeves and Forest Whitaker (6,5) 19 See 18 Down 21 Semiaquatic mammal whose fur is highly valued (4) 22 Ogden —, US humorist whose volumes include 1931’s Hard Lines (4)
Solutions in tomorrow’s Daily Mirror