Quizword & Crossword QUIZWORD CLUES
Two sets of clues, two different answers – all on the same grid. Choose one or the other.
ACROSS
1 Steve —, 1980 Olympic 800m gold medallist (5) 7 Port in E China; largest city in the country (8) 8 Evangeline —, Canadian actress who played Connie James in 2008 film drama
The Hurt Locker (5) 10 2004 film thriller starring Tom Cruise and Jamie Foxx (10) 12 John —, Best Actor in a Leading Role Oscar nominee for Pulp Fiction (8) 14 Nicholas —, actor who played Lancelot in 1981 film fantasy Excalibur (4) 16 Type of unleavened bread popular in India and the Caribbean (4) 17 Genus of plants of the daisy family native to America whose species includes yellowdicks (8) 20 Metallic element of the rare earth group; symbol Dy (10) 23 Indian musical instrument with movable frets (5)
24 UK/US television sitcom that starred Matt LeBlanc, Stephen Mangan and Tamsin Greig (8)
25 Peter —, English tenor who created the role of Peter Quint in 1954 Benjamin Britten opera The Turn of the Screw (5)
DOWN
1 Administrative division of the constituent republics of Russia (6)
2 White, grey, brown or pale green mineral found in metamorphic rocks (4) 3 Resort town in Denbighshire, N Wales, at the entrance to the Vale of Clwyd (4) 4 Vurnon —, Netherlands and Leeds United FC midfielder/defender (5) 5 Animal of a breed of large white beef cattle that originated around Charolles in France (9)
6 P —, England Test cricketer who hit an unbeaten 102 against West Indies in St John’s, Antigua, in 1981 (6) 9 Kaname —, Japanese golfer; 2002 Dunlop Phoenix tournament winner (5)
11 and 19 2009 animated film starring the voice talent of George Clooney and Meryl Streep (9,2,3) 13 Front part of the head of a golf club (3) 15 Roman goddess of love (5)
16 George —, British admiral; victor over the French in the Battle of the Saintes of 1782 (6) 18 Desmond —, zoologist and artist who authored 1967 book The Naked Ape (6)
19 See 11 Down 21 Tropical African tree whose oily seeds yield a fat used in soap manufacture (4) 22 Larry —, US golfer; 1987 Masters Tournament winner (4)