Quizword & Crossword
Two sets of clues, two different answers – all on the same grid. Choose one or the other.
QUIZWORD CLUES ACROSS
3 1984 drama starring Mel Gibson and Anthony Hopkins (3,6) 8 Variety of small melon with a green skin and pale green flesh (4) 9 Liliaceous plant of the Mediterranean with a thick flower stalk (8) 10 Artist of the Venetian School born in Pieve di Cadore, Italy, whose works include The Death of Actaeon (6) 13 Capital of France (5) 14 Enzo —, car designer and manufacturer born in Modena, Italy, in 1898 (7) 15 Member of a warlike nomadic people of Central Asia and Eastern Europe whose leaders included Attila and Bleda (3) 16 — lizard, large reptile of a family that includes the Komodo dragon (7) 17 Karren —, author of novels United and Trophy Wives (5) 21 City in Honshu, Japan, that houses Tohoku University (6) 22 1989 comedy starring Tom Selleck and Paulina Porizkova (3,5) 23 Joiner in William Shakespeare play A Midsummer Night’s Dream (4) 24 Foundation garment worn by women to support the breasts (9)
DOWN
1 Felipe —, rugby union fly-half; 1998 Argentina Test debutant against Chile (9) 2 Town in Northamptonshire that houses the Alfred East Art Gallery (9) 4 Chris —, Liberal Democrat MP for Eastleigh from 2005-13 (5) 5 Eddie —, US comic actor who starred as Woodrow Truesmith in 1944 film Hail the Conquering Hero (7) 6 1969 science-fiction novel by Philip K Dick (4) 7 Small monkey of South America such as Prince Bernhard’s — or Hoffmanns’s — (4) 11 Worsted twill weave used for tailored suits and raincoats (9) 12 Battle of —, conflict in April, 1917 that saw a decisive Allied victory in World War I (4,5) 14 2006 biopic starring Nicole Kidman subtitled An Imaginary Portrait of Diane Arbus (3) 15 Harry —, escapologist born Erik Weisz in Budapest in 1874 (7) 18 Willow tree whose twigs are used for making baskets (5) 19 Widely cultivated tree with a sweet gritty-textured juicy fruit (4) 20 Kenneth —, actor who played Franz Liebkind in 1967 comedy the Producers (4)
CROSSWORD CLUES ACROSS
3 Express regret (9) 8 Midday (4) 9 Gathering of people (8) 10 Humour (6) 13 Rupture (5) 14 Type of sweet (7) 15 Permit (3) 16 Regulate (7) 17 Use bad language (5) 21 As much as is needed (6) 22 Very large airliner (5,3) 23 Caution (4) 24 At once (9)
DOWN
1 Drink quickly (5,4) 2 Curved plat piece of wood (9) 4 Engages in games (5) 5 Endure, survive (4,3) 6 Jewels (4) 7 Vend (4) 11 Erratic (9) 12 Arrest for a crime (9 14 Congeal (3) 15 Tetanus (7) 18 Gain access to (3,2) 19 Single currency (4) 20 Adjoin (4)