Quizword & Crossword
Two sets of clues, two different answers – all on the same grid. Choose one or the other.
Quizword ACROSS
1 Republic in the Caribbean; capital Port-au-Prince (5) 7 Black form of carbon used as a fuel (8)
8 and 12 2017 film drama starring Ethan Hawke and Amanda Seyfried (5,7) 10 Republic in East Africa; capital Juba (5,5)
12 See 8 Across
14 Laszlo —, Hungarian journalist who patented the first practical ball-point pen (4)
16 Niels —, winner of the 1922 Nobel Prize in Physics (4) 17 Figure of speech in which an expression applied to one thing is used to designate another (8) 20 1677 John Dryden stage drama subtitled The World Well Lost (3,3,4)
23 and 11 Down 1938 novel by C S Forester (1,4,2,3,4)
24 and 25 2018 novel by Adele Parks (1,7,3,2) 25 See 24 Across
DOWN
1 Hugh —, publisher who launched Playboy magazine in 1953 (6) 2 Major news agency of Russia that originated as the TTA in 1902 (4)
3 and 5 2017 film drama starring John Hurt and Sofia Helin (4,4,5) 4 Richard —, Home Secretary from 1874-80 and 1885-86 (5)
5 See 3 Down 6 Fernando —, winner of the F1 World Drivers’ Championship in 2005 and 2006 (6) 9 Town in Indre-et-Loire, France, housing a Gothic cathedral (5)
11 See 23 Across
13 Laverne —, 2002 Commonwealth javelin gold medallist (3) 15 City in northeast Estonia near to the Russian border housing the 13th-century Hermann Castle (5) 16 Country in South America whose largest city is Sao Paulo (6) 18 Angela —, original presenter of BBC TV show Top Gear; former Chairman of the English National Ballet (6)
19 Joe —, World Heavyweight boxing champion from 1937-49 (5) 21 Sebastien —, 2004-12 winner of the World Rally Drivers’ Championship (4) 22 Noble family of Italy that governed Modena and Reggio from the 13th to the 18th century (4)
Crossword ACROSS
1 Imperial unit of weight (5) 7 Rescue craft at sea (8) 8 Tempest (5)
10 Hard unglazed pottery (10) 12 Large metal pot (8) 14 Feral (4) 16 Violent uncontrollable anger (4) 17 Decode (8) 20 Preserved meat sold in tins (6,4) 23 Romantic flowers (5) 24 Covering for a wound (8) 25 Yellowish-white colour (5)
DOWN
1 At a risk or gamble (2,4) 2 Horse-drawn vehicle (4) 3 Fibber (4) 4 Respond (5)
5 Two weeks (9) 6 Broad London street (6) 9 Fixes (5)
11 Coarse cotton overalls (9)
13 Lyric poem (3) 15 Skinflint (5)
16 Move back or further away (6) 18 Kidnapper’s payment (6) 19 From Cardiff? (5) 21 Sudden loud noise (4) 22 Cardinal number (4)