Quizword & Crossword
Two sets of clues, two different answers – all on the same grid. Choose one or the other.
QUIZWORD CLUES ACROSS
1 Madeleine —, actress who played Julie Moore in 2002 drama We Were Soldiers (5) 4 Brownish-grey colour whose name derives from the French word for mole (5) 10 Gavin —, author of novels Honourable Intentions and Midnight Plus One (5) 11 1984 novel by D M Thomas (7) 12 Suburb of east London that houses the Valence House Museum (8) 13 Port in Puglia, SE Italy, on the Adriatic coast (4) 15 Liz —, actress who played Cynthia Kite in 1959 comedy I’m All Right Jack (6) 17 Clive —, author of novels Imajica, Cabal and Galilee (6)
19 and 24 Rugby union fly-half; 2005 England Test debutant against Italy (4,5) 20 1997 horror film starring Penelope Ann Miller and Tom Sizemore (3,5) 23 Albert —, detective creation of Margery Allingham who first appeared in 1929 novel The Crime At Black Dudley (7) 24 See 19 Across 25 Plant with greenish-white flowers cultivated for its edible rounded bulb (5) 26 Seth —, US actor who played Scott Evil in the Austin Powers film trilogy (5)
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2 1965 stage musical by Lionel Bart (5) 3 Mats —, 1988 US Open singles tennis championship winner (8) 5 River forming part of the border between Azerbaijan and Iran (4) 6 1970s BBC TV drama series starring Robin Ellis in the title role (7) 7 Region of France centred on Paris (3-2-6) 8 Richard —, co-creator and co-presenter of BBC TV quiz show Pointless (5) 9 City in RhinelandPalatinate, Germany, on the Schwarzbach River housing a Gothic church (11) 14 German composer and organist whose works include 1903’s Gesang der Verklarten (3,5) 16 Posterior part of the body behind the thorax in arthropods (7) 18 Cut of beef, veal, mutton or lamb from the upper part of the leg (5) 21 Sergio —, director of 1984 drama Once Upon a Time in America (5) 22 Joan —, Spanish painter whose works include 1967’s The Gold of Azure (4)
CROSSWORD CLUES ACROSS
1 Shocks or overwhelms (5) 4 Loose (5) 10 Jacket for use in cold weather (5) 11 Put into print (7) 12 Be like (8) 13 Clenched hand (4) 15 Make smooth and shiny by rubbing (6) 17 Mournful, pitiable (6) 19 Mosque prayer leader (4) 20 Exercise so as to be agile (6,2) 23 Childish fit of rage (7) 24 Snooker table cloth (5) 25 Proverb (5) 26 At no time (5)
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2 Rotates (5) 3 Narrowly-avoided collision (4,4) 5 Ear part (4) 6 Upper surface of a room (7) 7 Right or suitable (11) 8 Short period of time (5) 9 Office machine (11) 14 Likely to happen or be true (8) 16 Erudite, deeply read (7) 18 Movies (5) 21 Lift (5) 22 Amphibian (4)