Quizword & Crossword
Two sets of clues, two different answers – all on the same grid. Choose one or the other.
QUIZWORD CLUES ACROSS
6 Actor who played the title role in US television series Monk (4,8) 8 and 10 1992 novel by Fay Weldon (7,4) 9 1980 Michael Crichton novel (5) 10 See 8 Across 12 2016 animation starring the voice talent of Anna Kendrick and Justin Timberlake (6) 14 Lake —, body of water in NW Russia that drains through the Volkhov River into Lake Ladoga (5) 15 2001 novel by Anselm Audley (6) 16 Prose — or Younger —, guide to Icelandic poetry by historian Snorri Sturluson (4) 19 The —, 1984 drama starring Mel Gibson and Sissy Spacek (5) 21 Thick layer of fatty tissue below the skin of a whale used as a source of oil (7) 22 1972-79 WBA Lightweight champion nicknamed Hands of Stone (7,5)
DOWN
1 The —, 1976 action film starring Clint Eastwood and Tyne Daly (8) 2 Courtier in William Shakespeare play Hamlet (5) 3 Word that represents the letter T in the NATO phonetic alphabet (5) 4 and 14 1945 drama starring Bette Davis and John Dall based on a play by Emlyn Williams (3,4,2,5)
5 Subatomic particle similar to, but with a much greater mass than, an electron (4) 6 Large creature of warm seas with dark vertical stripes on the body (5,5) 7 1968 Olympic men’s pole vault gold medallist (3,7) 11 Nickname for the lead actor in the Rocky series, Sylvester Stallone (3) 12 Small tree or shrub whose leaves are used to make a beverage (3) 13 2017 comedy-drama starring Saoirse Ronan and Laurie Metcalf (4,4) 14 See 4 Down 17 Milton —, prime minister of Uganda from 1962-66 (5) 18 Shipping forecast area north of Plymouth and east of Fastnet (5) 20 Any of a family of stringed instruments that preceded the violin family (4)
CROSSWORD CLUES ACROSS
6 Insectivorous plant (5,7) 8 Refined, chic (7) 9 Deep narrow valley (5) 10 Destiny (4) 12 Introduction to a subject (4-2) 14 Tree (5) 15 Lacking width (6) 16 Therefore (4) 19 Bird of prey (5) 21 Vintage (7) 22 Wrangle or dispute at length (5,3,4)
DOWN
1 Forefather (8) 2 Academy Award (5) 3 Deadly sin (5) 4 Astound (7) 5 Young salmon (4) 6 Device on a camera (10) 7 Strengthens, supports (10) 11 Precipitation (3) 12 Produce eggs (3) 13 Mockery (8) 14 Concealment of a crime (5-2) 17 Sharp or severe (5) 18 Chairman’s hammer (5) 20 Spiritual guide (4)