Quizword & Crossword
Two sets of clues, two different answers – all on the same grid. Choose one or the other.
Quizword ACROSS
1 Pair of short cloth gaiters covering the instep and ankle (5)
4 See 10 Across 10 and 4 Name, until 1984, of Burkina Faso (5,5) 11 Capital of
Sri Lanka (7) 12 William —, poet and playwright whose stage works include The Platonick Lovers (8) 13 See 22 Down
15 Mount —, highest point in the Canadian Rockies (6) 17 Persian variety of the wild ass (6) 19 Jennifer —, actress who portrayed Myrtle Logue in 2010 biopic
The King’s Speech (4) 20 City in Overijssel, Netherlands, on the River Ijssel; an early centre of printing (8) 23 Port in Honshu, Japan, on the Shinano and Agano rivers (7) 24 Small fawn-coloured antelope of African grasslands and bush south of the Sahara (5)
25 Al —, US motor racing driver; 1987 Indianapolis 500 winner (5) 26 Hermann —, author of novels Siddhartha and Knulp (5)
DOWN
2 Oleg —, Russian clown who in 1955 became the first to tour outside his home country (5) 3 Unfinished opera by Giacomo Puccini first performed in 1926 (8) 5 Suburb of Paris housing an international airport (4) 6 Conservative MP for Bridgwater from 1970-2001; Secretary of State for Northern Ireland from 1985-89 (3,4)
7 and 14 1972 novel by Ruth Rendell (6,5,4,4) 8 Ancient British tribe that rebelled against the Romans under Queen Boudicca (5) 9 See 16 Down 14 See 7 Down 16 and 9 1967 film thriller starring Michael Caine and Karl Malden (7,6,5) 18 Middle daughter of King Lear in the William Shakespeare play of that name (5) 21 The —, 1980 children’s book by Roald Dahl (5)
22 and 13 Across US golfer; 1969 Buick Open Invitational tournament winner (4,4)
Crossword ACROSS
1 Secret store of something (5) 4 Eggbeater (5) 10 Hibernian (5)
11 Clap (7) 12 Disaster, misfortune (8) 13 Travel permit (4) 15 Very young child (6) 17 High-quality brandy (6) 19 Immense (4)
20 Word for word (8) 23 Set of clothing worn for school (7) 24 Little green man? (5) 25 Shoot from cover (5) 26 Fire remains (5)
DOWN
2 Court case (5) 3 Given to making plots (8) 5 Optimism (4)
6 Bus or railway terminal (7) 7 Impish (11)
8 Our planet (5) 9 Progression (11) 14 Most important officers or leaders (3,5) 16 Trend (7)
18 Short crowbar (5) 21 Offal (5) 22 Cleaning agent in blocks or bars (4)