Quizword & Crossword
Two sets of clues, two different answers – all on the same grid. Choose one or the other.
QUIZWORD CLUES
ACROSS 6 1988 film drama starring Melanie Griffith and Tommy Lee Jones (6,6) 8 William —, English essayist and critic; author of 1825 collection The Spirit of the Age (7) 9 Tourist island of the Balearics in the Mediterranean (5) 10 Loose scrum formed around a rugby player with the ball in hand (4) 12 Lewis —, director of films The Jewel of the Nile and Cujo (6) 14 2010 novel by Ian McEwan (5) 15 Female giant panda brought to London Zoo in 1958 (3,3) 16 One of the basic patterns of the human fingerprint (4) 19 Tom —, actor who played Richard Sherman in 1955 film comedy The Seven Year Itch (5) 21 Jim —, 1991 French Open singles tennis championship winner (7) 22 US port in NE Florida on St John’s River (12) DOWN
1 Long-necked string instrument of Greece (8) 2 System of sending text and graphics from one computer to another (5) 3 Jan —, prime minister of South Africa from 1939-48 (5) 4 The —, 1999 film drama starring Al Pacino and Russell Crowe (7) 5 Hindu goddess of destruction (4) 6 Ralf —, 1997-2007 F1 driver; 2003 French GP winner (10) 7 The —, 2007 family film subtitled Legend of the Deep based on a Dick King-Smith novel (5,5) 11 Ornamental form of the common carp (3) 12 Longest river in Scotland (3) 13 James —, US president assassinated in 1881 (8) 14 1968 film Western starring Sean Connery and Brigitte Bardot (7) 17 2006 Woody Allen film comedy featuring the director as Sid Waterman (5) 18 Tropical American tree whose edible fruit has pink juicy flesh (5) 20 Mild yellow Dutch cheese (4)
CROSSWORD CLUES ACROSS
6 Wearing glasses (12) 8 Preparation for washing hair (7) 9 Wild and woolly (5) 10 Hop-drying kiln (4) 12 Bully or torment (6) 14 Engine (5) 15 Heavy cloth (6) 16 Gaelic (4) 19 Greek letter (5) 21 Cautious in managing one’s activities (7) 22 Source of light (12)
DOWN
1 Hit man (8) 2 Assists (5) 3 Backless seat (5) 4 Scram (7) 5 List of dishes available (4) 6 Wrestling hold (6,4) 7 1920s dance (10) 11 Lettuce type (3) 12 Of high temperature (3) 13 Yellow spice (8) 14 Medium-sized monkey (7) 17 Fourth month (5) 18 Of the moon (5) 20 Tablet for swallowing (4)