Quizword & Crossword

Two sets of clues, two different answers – all on the same grid. Choose one or the other.

QUIZWORD CLUES ACROSS

1 and 7 Down 1859 translation of 12thcentury Persian quatrains by Edward Fitzgerald (8,2,4,7) 8 Thick-furred marsupial of the Americas with a hairless prehensile tail (7) 9 Town in Surrey containing the field of Runnymede (5) 10 1983 no 1 single by Spandau Ballet (4) 11 Portico in ancient Greek architecture (4) 12 Port in SW Scotland housing the Wallace Tower (3) 14 City in NW Spain; capital of the Principality of Asturias (6) 15 Female demon of Jewish folklore depicted as the first wife of Adam (6) 18 Fruit-bearing tree whose leaves were reportedly used by Adam and Eve in the Bible to cover themselves (3) 20 Amorphous form of hydrated silica used as a gemstone (4)

21 and 2 Down Ulster Rugby hooker; 2005 Ireland Test debutant against New Zealand (4,4) 23 Max —, German artist whose works include 1940’s Attirement of the Bride (5) 24 The —, 1994 novel by Nicholson Baker whose central character is Arno Strine (7) 25 Number represented by XXV in Roman numerals (6-4)

DOWN

1 Mainland territory of Equatorial Guinea; chief town Bata (3,4) 2 See 21 Across

3 North American insect, the male of which is bright yellow in colour with a blue and pink eyelike spot on each hind wing (2,4) 4 Prayer to the Virgin Mary in the Roman Catholic Church (3,5) 5 John —, Republic of Ireland and Sunderland defender; Manchester United 2004 FA Cup Final winner (5) 6 Joseph-Michel —, French inventor with brother Jacques-Etienne of the first practical hot-air balloon in 1783 (11) 7 See 1 Across 13 Capital of Alberta, Canada (8) 16 Prehistoric period following the Bronze Age (4,3) 17 Short-lived insect that lives close to water (6) 19 1964 no 1 single by The Moody Blues (2,3) 22 Karl —, Swiss gymnast; 1948 Olympic rings gold medallist (4)