Quizword & Crossword
Two sets of clues, two different answers – all on the same grid. Choose one or the other.
QUIZWORD CLUES
ACROSS 1 2002 novel by Carl Hiaasen (6,4) 8 and 16 Down
President of Pakistan from 2008-13 (4,3,7) 9 Town that served as the port of ancient Rome (5) 10 G A —, England Test cricketer who hit 178 against India in Mumbai in 1993 (4) 11 White, grey, brown or pale green mineral found in metamorphic rocks (4) 12 Garland of flowers worn around the neck in Hawaii (3) 14 In electronics, a control such as a variable resistor used to set initial conditions (6) 15 1964 novel by Saul Bellow (6) 18 Cricket stroke made with the bat in an almost horizontal position (3) 20 Son of Telamon; Greek hero of the Trojan War (4) 21 Jorge —, 2011-12 WBO Bantamweight champion (4) 23 Sky god of Egyptian mythology represented as a falcon-headed man (5) 24 Violently rotating column of air in contact with the ground (7) 25 French artist whose works include 1881’s A Couple Embracing in an Artist’s Studio (6,4)
DOWN
1 Soft roll or loaf made from a very light yeast dough (7) 2 Most northerly settlement in the UK, in Unst, Shetland (4) 3 Old Testament prophet of the 9th-century BC who denounced Ahab and Jezebel (6)
4 and 17 1831 novel by Thomas Love Peacock (8,6) 5 Adrian —, German motor racing driver; F1 debutant in the 2007 Australian GP (5) 6 Inca mountain city discovered in Peru in 1911 (5,6) 7 1990 stage play by David Hare (6,5) 13 The —, 1835 novel by William Gilmore Simms subtitled A Romance of Carolina (8) 16 See 8 Across 17 See 4 Down
19 City and port; capital of Finland until 1812 (5) 22 Multihull sailing vessel of the South Pacific (4)
CROSSWORD CLUES
ACROSS 1 Disastrous (10) 8 Painful bubble on the skin (7) 9 Coffee type (5) 10 Immense (4) 11 Inert gas (4) 12 Upper or outer edge (3) 14 Male goose (6) 15 Sycophant (3,3) 18 Strange (3) 20 Dutch cheese (4) 21 Spoken, verbal (4) 23 Lowest point (5) 24 Sweetheart (7) 25 Resolute (10)
DOWN 1 Rich deep red colour (7) 2 Overdue (4) 3 Small piece of food (6) 4 Gifted (8) 5 Complete (5) 6 Alive (5,6) 7 Specialised words relating to a subject (11) 13 Practise (8) 16 Having a husband or wife (7) 17 Haphazard (6) 19 Sidestep (5) 22 Broad smile (4)