Quizword & Crossword
Two sets of clues, two different answers – all on the same grid. Choose one or the other.
QUIZWORD CLUES ACROSS
1 William —, 1996-97 WBA Middleweight champion (5) 7 C V —, Australia Test cricketer who took 7-40 against South Africa in Johannesburg in 1936 (8) 8 See 3 Down
10 1999 drama starring Tommy Flanagan written and directed by Lynne Ramsay (10) 12 2009 novel by Sara Paretsky (8) 14 Resort town in Wicklow, Republic of Ireland (4) 16 Primordial matter of the universe, according to the Big Bang theory (4) 17 2009 comedy-drama film starring John Krasinski and Maya Rudolph (4,2,2) 20 City on the River Trent associated with the hosiery industry (10) 23 2012 drama starring Charlotte Rampling in the title role (1,4) 24 See 25 Across 25 and 24 1960 novel by Stan Barstow (1,4,2,6)
DOWN
1 and 4 Founder of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints who died in 1844 (6,5)
2 and 21 1867 verse play by Henrik Ibsen (4,4) 3 and 8 Across
Comedian-writer who authored 2005 volume of biography If I Don’t Write It, Nobody Else Will (4,5) 4 See 1 Down
5 and 18 Assassin of US president John F Kennedy according to the 1964 Warren Commission report (3,6,6) 6 David —, author of novels Radcliffe and This Sporting Life (6) 9 Brazilian modern ballroom dance in duple time (5) 11 2008 drama starring Corbin Bleu and Madison Pettis (4,5) 13 David —, cartoonist who created the character Colonel Blimp (3) 15 — Massacre, mass murder by US army soldiers of over 300 civilians in South Vietnam in 1968 (2,3) 16 Largest city and former capital of Myanmar also known as Rangoon (6) 18 See 5 Down 19 River rising in the Carnic Alps in NE Italy that flows past Belluno to the Gulf of Venice (5) 21 See 2 Down
22 1985 drama starring Cher and Sam Elliott (4)
CROSSWORD CLUES ACROSS
1 Tolerate (5) 7 Male voice (8) 8 Pulsate repeatedly (5) 10 Rickety (10) 12 Unnecessary (8) 14 Sacred (4) 16 Cut with an axe (4) 17 Fortifications (8) 20 Rudeness (10) 23 Major artery (5) 24 Buildings used to house soldiers (8) 25 Hangman’s halter (5)
DOWN
1 Season (6) 2 Entrance in or out (4) 3 Girl (4) 4 Iraqi currency (5) 5 Type of insect (9) 6 Cure (6) 9 Poorly (5) 11 Thick yellow spread (5,4) 13 Diocese (3) 15 Greek letter (5) 16 Ascends (6) 18 Four-sided figure (6) 19 Of or resembling a bird (5) 21 Expanse of water (4) 22 Stringed toy (2-2)