Quizword & Crossword
Two sets of clues, two different answers – all on the same grid. Choose one or the other.
QUIZWORD CLUES ACROSS
6 The —, 1943 novel by Ayn Rand (12) 8 Port on San Francisco Bay, California, damaged by the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake (7) 9 Parminder —, actress who played Dr Neela Rasgotra in US television series ER (5) 10 Airline; flag carrier of Israel (2,2) 12 1940 film comedy starring Groucho Marx as S Quentin Quale (2,4) 14 Joe —, vice president of the United States from 2009-17 (5) 15 Arthur —, Chief of the Air Staff from 1946-50 (6) 16 Arabella —, comedy actress; author of 2002 novel Stupid Cupid (4) 19 Christopher —, author of 1999 novel The Banyan Tree (5) 21 Jake —, 1949-51 World Middleweight boxing champion (7) 22 Author of 1865 novel Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland (5,7)
DOWN
1 Seaport on North Island, New Zealand; capital of the country from 1840-65 (8) 2 Small Eurasian mammal closely related to the weasel (5)
3 and 6 Down Actress who played Laurel Weaver in 1997 comedy film Men in Black (5,10) 4 Paul —, Conservative MP for Southend West from 1959-97; Secretary of State for Transport from 1987-89 (7)
5 Alexander —, US Secretary of State from 1981-82 (4) 6 See 3 Down
7 Richard —, 18th-century founder of a London horse market (10) 11 Pyramidal coniferous tree (3)
12 and 18 2008 film comedy starring Steve Carell and Anne Hathaway (3,5) 13 Stable elementary particle with a negative charge present in all atoms (8) 14 Jean-Jacques —, director of films Diva and Betty Blue (7) 17 Lawrence —, author of 2011 novel A Drop of the Hard Stuff (5) 18 See 12 Down 20 Town and administrative headquarters of Staffordshire Moorlands District Council (4)
CROSSWORD CLUES ACROSS
6 Large African mammal (12) 8 Excessively greedy eater (7) 9 Unit of weight (5) 10 Singing voice (4) 12 Tyrannical ruler (6) 14 Inspection of accounts (5) 15 Bold or adventurous (6) 16 Sixty minutes (4) 19 Helicopter part (5) 21 Without exception (3,4) 22 Seemingly (2,5,5)
DOWN
1 Say in a hurried or choking manner (8) 2 Major artery (5) 3 Noise (5) 4 Rifle attachment (7) 5 Be on fire (4) 6 Stranded (4,3,3) 7 Improvement (10) 11 Floor covering (3) 12 Use a spade (3) 13 Extends the duration of (8) 14 Robot with a human appearance (7) 17 Bottomless pit (5) 18 Newly made (5) 20 Ballet skirt (4)