Quizword & Crossword
Two sets of clues, two different answers – all on the same grid. Choose one or the other.
QUIZWORD CLUES ACROSS
1 Max —, German artist whose works include 1940’s Attirement of the Bride (5) 7 Alex —, Canadian painter whose works include 1954’s Horse and Train (8) 8 Terence —, Best Actor in a Supporting Role Oscar nominee for Billy Budd (5) 10 African republic; capital Nouakchott (10) 12 John —, former racehorse jockey; author of novels Storm Rider and Cover Up (8) 14 Statuette of a winged woman holding an atom awarded annually in the US for outstanding work in television (4)
16 and 23 1998 Australian Open men’s singles tennis championship winner (4,5) 17 Spanish cold soup made from tomatoes and peppers (8) 20 1953 drama starring Barbara Stanwyck and Richard Carlson (3,1,6) 23 See 16 Across 24 Robert L —, US Navy vice admiral; commander of the South Pacific Area from June-October, 1942 (8) 25 Fred —, music-hall impresario born Frederick John Westcott in Exeter, Devon in 1866 (5)
DOWN
1 and 21 1922 W Somerset Maugham stage play (4,2,4)
2 John —, actor who portrayed Bernard Sumner in 2002 biopic 24 Hour Party People (4)
3 and 5 2002 novel by James Patterson (4,5,4) 4 Steve —, actor who starred as Eric Bishop in 2009 comedy-drama film Looking for Eric (5) 5 See 3 Down
6 Ron —, 1956 Olympic 1,500m gold medallist (6)
9 and 19 1998 biopic starring Robin Williams in the title role (5,5) 11 English name of a Venetian character in Italian commedia dell’arte represented as a foolish old man (9) 13 Large extinct flightless bird of New Zealand (3) 15 Muriel —, author of novels The Girls of Slender Means and The Finishing School (5) 16 Standard monetary unit of Tonga (6) 18 Book size resulting from folding a sheet of paper with three right-angle folds (6) 19 See 9 Down 21 See 1 Down 22 1950s political movement in Cyprus led by Georgeios Grivas (4)
CROSSWORD CLUES ACROSS
1 Have faith in (5) 7 Exaggerate illness (8) 8 Bury (5) 10 Indifference (10) 12 Make known publicly (8) 14 Bullets, eg (4) 16 Give a meal to (4) 17 American lawyer (8) 20 By far (3,3,4) 23 At no time (5) 24 Make interested or curious (8) 25 Sinks one’s teeth into (5)
DOWN
1 Petty details (6) 2 Plant ovule (4) 3 Molten volcanic rock (4) 4 Easy to lift (5) 5 Harmony in opinion or feeling (9) 6 Small cave (6) 9 Picture puzzle (5) 11 Not having made a will (9) 13 Crib (3) 15 Holy book of Islam (5) 16 Former British coin (6) 18 Pines (6) 19 Dim (5) 21 Fever (4) 22 Abominable snowman (4)