Quizword & Crossword QUIZWORD CLUES
Two sets of clues, two different answers – all on the same grid. Choose one or the other.
ACROSS
6 English composer of 1905 song cycle To Julia (5,7) 8 African republic; capital Mogadishu (7) 9 First letter of the Greek alphabet (5)
10 and 20 Down Best Actress in a Supporting Role Oscar nominee for Executive Suite (4,4) 12 Bantustan in south-east South Africa from 1981-94 now part of Eastern Cape (6) 14 Capital of Yemen (5) 15 See 12 Down
16 The —, 1969 novel by Jackie Collins (4) 19 Islamic scholar and interpreter or expounder of sharia (5) 21 Round cap with a flap at the back worn by hunters, especially in Spain in the 17th and 18th centuries (7) 22 Schoolmaster in 1820 story The Legend of Sleepy Hollow from collection The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent by Washington Irving (7,5) DOWN 5 Ross —, actor who played Grant Mitchell in BBC TV soap EastEnders (4) 6 1970s ITV sitcom starring Leonard Rossiter as Rupert Rigsby (6,4) 7 Word or phrase that reads the same backward or forward (10) 11 Paul —, English golfer; 1987 Panasonic European Open tournament winner (3)
12 and 15 Across Television presenter married to comedian Patrick Kielty since 2012 (3,6) 13 Strait between Denmark and Sweden (8) 14 2011 Broadway comedy by Theresa Rebeck starring Alan Rickman (7) 17 Island of the Moluccas, Indonesia, on which occurred a 1942 World War II battle between Allied and Japanese forces (5) 18 Ireland West Airport —, passenger travel complex in County Mayo (5)
CROSSWORD CLUES ACROSS
6 Current situation (3,2,3,4) 8 Broad heavy knife (7) 9 Escort (5) 10 Sea eagle (4) 12 Rupture (6) 14 Don (3,2) 15 Bump or push roughly (6) 16 Eyelid swelling (4) 19 Complete confusion (5) 21 Distribute (4,3) 22 Small but fatal weakness (8,4)
DOWN
1 Climbs down (8) 2 Following in time (5) 3 One who steals (5) 4 Egg white (7) 5 Unit of length (4) 6 Logger (10) 7 Decorative (10) 11 Actor’s prompt (3) 12 Cooker top (3) 13 Gaseous element (8) 14 Synthetic material (7) 17 Grown-up (5) 18 Partially melted snow or ice (5) 20 Curved structure (4)