Quizword & Crossword

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

ACROSS

1 Short story by Edgar Allan Poe first published in 1843 whose central character is William Legrand (3,4-3)

8 and 15 1942 novel by Raymond Chandler (3,4,6) 9 Phil —, 1984 Olympic slalom skiing gold medallist (5) 10 Imperial dynasty of China from 1271-1368 (4) 11 Official language of Pakistan also spoken in India (4) 12 The —, 1996 comedy-drama film starring Colm Meaney and Donal O’Kelly (3) 14 Richard —, comedy actor who played Charles Brown in BBC TV sitcom Sykes (6) 15 See 8 Across

18 Wild animal of Tibet with long horns and shaggy hair (3) 20 Peter —, actor who played Paul Ryman in BBC TV sitcom Ever Decreasing Circles (4) 21 Large juicy yellow-skinned citrus fruit of the Caribbean (4) 23 International airport in Chicago, US, formerly called Orchard Field (5) 24 Courtney —, British gymnast; 2018 Commonwealth rings and team gold medallist for England (7) 25 1977 comedy-drama film starring David Niven, Helen Hayes and Jodie Foster (10)

DOWN

1 and 17 1956 novel in The Chronicles of Narnia series by C S Lewis (3,4,6) 2 Pen name of essayist Charles Lamb (4) 3 The —, 2001 horror film starring Nicole Kidman and Fionnula Flanagan (6) 4 Tom —, Dutch cyclist; 2017 Giro d’Italia winner (8) 5 Ivan —, 2012 Olympic high jump gold medallist (5) 6 1968 comedy-musical film starring Elvis Presley and Burgess Meredith (4,4,3) 7 Unit of mass equal to 24 grains (11) 13 Coastal holiday resort in W Somerset (8) 16 Prickly wild plant native to Europe with pink or white flowers (3,4) 17 See 1 Down 19 Cube-shaped building in Mecca; one of the holiest places of Islam (5) 22 Sacred river in Samuel Taylor Coleridge poem Kubla Khan (4) Solutions in tomorrow’s Daily Mirror