Quizword & Crossword
Two sets of clues, two different answers – all on the same grid. Choose one or the other.
QUIZWORD CLUES ACROSS
1 James —, actor who played Jack Halford in BBC TV series New Tricks (5) 7 Protagonist of 1844 Charles Dickens novella The Chimes (4,4) 8 Maurice —, French composer of 1911 opera L’heure espagnole (5) 10 Member of an opera company who coaches singers and accompanies them on the piano in rehearsal (10) 12 Bernard —, French cyclist; 1975 and 1977 Tour de France winner (8) 14 and 15 Down Welsh actor who portrayed Howard Marks in 2010 biopic Mr Nice (4,5) 16 Soft thick leather made chiefly from the skin of buffalo, oxen and elk (4) 17 1980 novel by Fay Weldon (8) 20 US actor who starred as David Drayton in 2007 horror film The Mist (6,4) 23 1965 stage play by Edward Bond (5) 24 King of Chios in Greek mythology; father of Merope (8) 25 Calvin —, US fashion designer born in 1942 (5)
DOWN
1 Hunting dog also called a French water dog (6) 2 A J —, English philosopher whose works include Language, Truth and Logic (4) 3 Port on Osaka Bay, Honshu, Japan (4) 4 West Asian republic; capital Damascus (5) 5 Town in Aberdeenshire, Scotland at the easternmost point of the mainland (9) 6 Greek island; largest of the Sporades (6) 9 Thomas —, golfer; 2011 Open de France tournament winner (5) 11 US artist whose sculptures include Rabbit and Puppy (4,5) 13 Unit of currency established in 1979; forerunner of the Euro (3) 15 See 14 Across 16 Nick —, weaver in William Shakespeare play A Midsummer Night’s Dream (6) 18 and 19 Rugby union club; 2007-08 Guinness Premiership Championship Final winners (6,5) 19 See 18 Down 21 2006 novel by Douglas Coupland (4) 22 British nobleman ranking below a marquess and above a viscount (4)
CROSSWORD CLUES ACROSS
1 Unpleasantly warm and humid (5) 7 Get off a horse (8) 8 Summarise (5) 10 Misleading clue (3,7) 12 Enjoyment of food (8) 14 Unfortunately (4) 16 Tax on goods (4) 17 Amiable (8) 20 Process of burning (10) 23 Thin biscuit (5) 24 Uninhabited (8) 25 Small low-value coin (5)
DOWN
1 Harbour for yachts (6) 2 Equipment (4) 3 Of great vertical extent (4) 4 Fashionable, upmarket (5) 5 Continual discharge of firearms (9) 6 Phases (6) 9 Trivial (5) 11 Be a perfect example of (9) 13 Pitch (3) 15 Under (5) 16 Settle on a course of action (6) 18 Annual (6) 19 Hector (5) 21 Ballet skirt (4) 22 Neck part (4)