Quizword & Crossword
Two sets of clues, two different answers – all on the same grid. Choose one or the other.
QUIZWORD CLUES ACROSS
1 2003 novel by Edmund White (5) 4 Tree of the soapberry family native to West Africa cultivated in the Caribbean for its fruit (5) 10 Dmitri —, Moldova and Ospreys rugby union prop (5) 11 Technical name for smallpox (7) 12 2005 fantasy film starring Jodelle Ferland, Brendan Fletcher and Janet McTeer (8) 13 Jenny —, 19th-century soprano known as the Swedish Nightingale (4) 15 Laurent —, cyclist; 1983 and 1984 Tour de France winner (6) 17 Richard —, comic actor who played Moss in Channel 4 sitcom The IT Crowd (6) 19 Number of sheets of paper equal to 20 quires (4)
20 and 5 Down 1928 George Bernard Shaw stage play subtitled A Political Extravaganza (3,5,4) 23 State in NE Brazil; capital Maceio (7) 24 Higher scoring of two sets of rings on an archery target (5) 25 Musical instrument associated with entertainers Russ Conway and Jerry Lee Lewis (5) 26 M G —, Australia Test cricketer who took 6-82 against West Indies in Adelaide in 1997 (5)
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2 Small insect that feeds by sucking the juices from plants (5)
3 and 14 2004 comedy starring Jon Heder in the title role (8,8) 5 See 20 Across
6 1992 UK no 2 album by Madonna (7) 7 Follower of the Jamaican religion based on the writings of Marcus Garvey (11) 8 Linda —, actress who played Krystle Carrington in US television soap Dynasty (5) 9 Tree or shrub of the genus Myrica also called bayberry (11) 14 See 3 Down
16 Standard monetary unit of Paraguay (7)
18 and 22 2008 comedy featuring Ricky Gervais and Tea Leoni (5,4) 21 Black and white herbivorous mammal related to the raccoon (5) 22 See 18 Down
CROSSWORD CLUES ACROSS
1 Small pouch for money (5) 4 Potatoes (5) 10 Surpass (5) 11 Because of (5,2) 12 Considered altogether (2,1,5) 13 Movie (4) 15 Part or point in the middle (6) 17 Deep gorge (6) 19 Overly inquisitive (4) 20 Piece of paper money (8) 23 Crossbred hunting dog (7) 24 Leaves out (5) 25 Sharp part of a knife (5) 26 Clean the feathers (5)
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2 Extreme (5) 3 Force into an inadequate space (8) 5 Bucket (4) 6 Add distinction to (7) 7 Firework type (5,6) 8 Toy people (5) 9 Nous (6,5) 14 Building’s rear entrance (4,4) 16 Nose part (7) 18 Hirsute (5) 21 Of sheep (5) 22 Dull heavy noise (4)