Quizword & Crossword

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

3 and 13 2002 novel by Alice Sebold (3,6,5) 8 Sultanate in southeast Arabia; capital Muscat (4) 9 1972-73 and 1973-74 National Hunt champion jockey (3,5) 10 William —, composer of opera Rosina; Master of the King’s Musick from 1817-29 (6) 13 See 3 Across

14 1976 comedy-drama film starring Franklyn Ajaye, Bill Duke and Richard Pryor (3,4)

15 and 20 Down Capital of Costa Rica (3,4) 16 Aquatic salamander also called a Mexican walking fish (7) 17 Fourth son of Jacob in the Old Testament (5) 21 1955 novel by Vladimir Nabokov (6) 22 North American card game for two or more players similar to bezique (8) 23 Organisation also called the Joint State Political Directorate that formed the Soviet secret police from 1923-34 (4) 24 1975 novel by Stephen King (6,3)

DOWN

1 1958 comedy-drama film starring Cary Grant and Sophia Loren (9) 2 Former Newcastle Falcons and CA Brive rugby union centre; 2001 England Test debutant against Canada (5,4) 4 Tom —, actor who played Bane in 2012 action film The Dark Knight Rises (5) 5 Science fiction book series by Edward Elmer Smith including prequel Triplanetary (7) 6 River in South Africa that joins the Orange River west of Kimberley (4) 7 Jack —, actor who played Steve McGarrett in US television series Hawaii Five-O from 1968-80 (4) 11 Dorothy —,

Best Actress in a Leading Role Oscar nominee for Carmen Jones (9) 12 Breed of small dog originating in Mexico (9)

14 1983 novel by Bernard MacLaverty (3) 15 Largest city and capital of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada (2,5) 18 1892 Sergei Rachmaninoff opera after Alexander Pushkin’s poem

The Gypsies (5) 19 University city in Tuscany, Italy, housing a famous leaning tower (4) 20 See 15 Across