Quizword & Crossword
Two sets of clues, two different answers – all on the same grid. Choose one or the other.
QUIZWORD CLUES ACROSS
1 Old Testament city destroyed by God for its wickedness (5) 7 Tom —, a Best Actor in a Supporting Role Oscar nominee for Platoon (8) 8 Charles G —, US vice president from 1925-29 (5) 10 Author of novels About A Boy and A Long Way Down (4,6) 12 Kate —, Best Actress in a Supporting Role Oscar nominee for The Prince of Tides (8) 14 Stirling —, F1 World Drivers’ Championship runner-up from 1955-57 (4) 16 Henry —, 1978 Commonwealth 5000m gold medallist (4) 17 Hindu trinity of the gods Brahma, Vishnu, and Shiva (8) 20 Italian football club; 1961 European Cup Winners’ Cup Final winners (10) 23 City and major oil centre in Oklahoma, US, on the Arkansas River (5) 24 Helen —, author of 2013 novel Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy (8) 25 George —, actor who played Norm in US television sitcom Cheers (5)
DOWN
1 and 18 1983 thriller starring Clint Eastwood as Harry Callahan (6,6)
2 and 11 1940 historical novel by John Cowper Powys (4,9) 3 Measure of capacity for dry goods equal to a half a kenning or quarter of a bushel (4) 4 Gulf of —, northernmost part of the Ligurian Sea (5) 5 1415 battle in France won by England under Henry V (9) 6 Capital of Aube, N France, on the River Seine (6) 9 Cathedral city in Transylvania, Romania, housing an international airport (5) 11 See 2 Down 13 Port in SW Scotland housing the Wallace Tower (3) 15 Another name for a catkin (5) 16 1955 crime film starring Jean Servais and Robert Hossein (6) 18 See 1 Down 19 Ivan —, 1989 Australian Open singles tennis championship winner (5) 21 Another name for large marine fish the tunny (4) 22 Department of France; capital Carcassonne (4)
CROSSWORD CLUES ACROSS
1 Grubby (5) 7 Female worker in a restaurant (8) 8 Jet of fire (5) 10 Large buzzing fly (10) 12 Kitchen cloth (3,5) 14 Vestibule (4) 16 Code word for the letter M (4) 17 Paper size (8) 20 Mischievous Irish elf (10) 23 Cunningly avoid doing or paying (5) 24 On the q.t. (8) 25 Opposite side of a coin to tails (5)
DOWN
1 Beat (6) 2 Burial vault (4) 3 Large bundle of hay (4) 4 Razor sharpener (5) 5 Cricket international (4,5) 6 In addition (2,4) 9 Arm joint (5) 11 Typewriter key (9) 13 Self-esteem (3) 15 Source of rain (5) 16 Stubborn (6) 18 Cleans feathers (6) 19 Supposedly lucky number (5) 21 Stop (4) 22 Front end of an aircraft (4)