Quizword & Crossword
Two sets of clues, two different answers – all on the same grid. Choose one or the other.
QUIZWORD CLUES ACROSS
6 Lawrence —, US poet whose volumes include 1958’s A Coney Island of the Mind (12) 8 20th letter in the Greek alphabet (7) 9 Judi —, Best Actress in a Leading Role Oscar nominee for Mrs Henderson Presents (5) 10 Any of several small short-necked ducks often with bright plumage (4) 12 Charles —, author of 1859 scientific work On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection (6) 14 Fabric of silk and rayon closely woven to give a smooth glossy appearance (5) 15 That part of a firearm behind the barrel or bore (6) 16 See 19 Across 19 and 16 2013 comedydrama film starring Domhnall Gleeson and Rachel McAdams (5,4) 21 — Theatre, site in Moscow, Russia of the 1877 premiere of Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky ballet Swan Lake (7) 22 1960 Marc Camoletti stage farce revived in London’s West End in 2007 (6-6)
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1 Port in Australia; capital of Queensland (8) 2 The —, collection of Christian scriptures consisting of the Old and New Testaments (5) 3 Noah —, 2000 Olympic 1,500m gold medallist (5) 4 1995 film drama starring Johnny Depp and Gary Farmer (4,3) 5 Berkshire town housing a public school for boys (4) 6 The —, 2006 novel by Jasper Fforde (6,4) 7 The —, Jacobean tragedy by Thomas Middleton and William Rowley featuring the characters Alsemero and Jasperino (10) 11 Sixth note of any major scale in tonic sol-fa (3) 12 Otto —, German artist whose paintings include 1920’s Skat Players (3) 13 Genus of plants in the dogbane family including the saddle-pod (8) 14 Ancient region centred on the northern shores of the Black Sea (7) 17 Victor —, rugby union prop; 1992 England Test debutant against Canada (5) 18 T S —, winner of the 1948 Nobel Prize in Literature (5) 20 Woodwind instrument whose mouthpiece has a double reed (4)
CROSSWORD CLUES ACROSS
6 Having many uses (5-7) 8 Entourage (7) 9 Big (5) 10 Type of golf club (4) 12 Adult’s Babygro! (6) 14 Tiling paste (5) 15 Respect highly (6) 16 Opera song (4) 19 Lawful (5) 21 Italian food (7) 22 Fault or defect (12)
DOWN
1 Raised floor (8) 2 Indications (5) 3 Female sovereign (5) 4 Grand or luxurious (7) 5 Operator (4) 6 To only a small extent (10) 7 Plant life of a place (10) 11 Anger (3) 12 On strike (3) 13 Grimly mocking or cynical (8) 14 Vehicle used on icy roads (7) 17 Sketch (5) 18 Expel from a property (5) 20 Untangle (hair) (4)