Quizword & Crossword
Two sets of clues, two different answers – all on the same grid. Choose one or the other.
QUIZWORD CLUES
ACROSS 1 City in Oita Prefecture, Kyushu, Japan, noted for its hot springs (5) 7 Brian —, Grand National winner on Red Alligator and Red Rum (8) 8 Piece of music composed for eight singers (5) 10 1972 and 1976 Olympic 10,000m and 5,000m gold medallist (5,5) 12 Water-based paint mainly used for interior decorating (8) 14 Capital of Italy (4) 16 George —, 19th-century author of novels Indiana and Consuelo (4) 17 2011 no 1 single by Jessie J featuring BoB (5,3) 20 Largest city in Kentucky, US (10) 23 Industrial city in Ukraine on the Styr River (5) 24 Musical note with the time value of a quarter of a semibreve (8) 25 Yvon —, 1946 Wimbledon men’s singles tennis championship winner (5)
DOWN
1 Jocelyn —, author of novels The Dog at Clambercrown and The Scapegoat (6) 2 Paul —, Canadian artist whose works include 1884’s Listening to the Skylark (4) 3 Mountain range in south central Europe (4) 4 Betty —, 1977 Wimbledon singles tennis championship runner-up (5)
5 and 6 Author of novels Shirley and Villette (9,6) 6 See 5 Down 9 Torquato —, 16th-century Italian author of epic poem Jerusalem Delivered (5)
11 and 16 Down 2008 action film starring Daniel Craig and Olga Kurylenko (7,2,6) 13 Phil —, rugby union prop; 1976 Ireland Test debutant against France (3) 15 Single oar moved from side to side over the stern of a boat to propel it (5) 16 See 11 Down 18 Member of a mainly Hindu people living chiefly in Nepal (6) 19 2006-14 US television comedy-drama series that starred James Roday and Dule Hill (5) 21 Species of wild mountain goat of Asia, Europe and North Africa (4) 22 Max —, winner of the World Chess Championship from 1935-37 (4)
CROSSWORD CLUES
ACROSS 1 Exploratory spacecraft (5) 7 Exercising weight (8) 8 Tubby (5) 10 Current (7-3) 12 Of immense size (8) 14 Golf shot (4) 16 Message sent by mobile (4) 17 Foreordained or certain (8) 20 Change or modification (10) 23 Sharp end (5) 24 Necropolis (8) 25 Thighbone (5)
DOWN 1 Of digestion (6) 2 Knock (against) (4) 3 Religious sisters (4) 4 Dark wood (5) 5 Give help (4,1,4) 6 Cause trouble (4,2) 9 Iron (5) 11 System of organising work hours (9) 13 Top card (3) 15 Razor sharpener (5) 16 Roofing material (6) 18 Cleaning cloth (6) 19 Use a pen (5) 21 Mountain lake (4) 22 Never a one (4)