Quizword & Crossword
Two sets of clues, two different answers – all on the same grid. Choose one or the other.
Quizword ACROSS
1 Bay of —, inlet of the Atlantic Ocean between New Brunswick and Nova Scotia (5) 7 Jean-Jacques —, 18th-century political philosopher whose works include The Social Contract (8) 8 Indian side dish of yogurt with chopped cucumber and spices (5) 10 and 1 Down 1985 adventure film starring Powers Boothe and Meg Foster (3,7,6) 12 Second largest city in Puebla, Mexico (8) 14 Large predatory feline mammal of Africa and India (4) 16 Muse of history in Greek mythology (4) 17 William Shakespeare play subtitled Prince of Tyre featuring the character Thaisa (8) 20 Clay mineral also called sepiolite used to make tobacco pipes (10) 23 1965 stage play by Edward Bond (5) 24 Either of the two egg-shaped masses of grey matter at the base of the brain (8) 25 Island in the Pacific Ocean; smallest republic in the world (5)
DOWN
1 See 10 Across 2 Graeme —, 2006 World Snooker Championship winner (4) 3 1948 Alfred Hitchcock film thriller based on a stage play by Patrick Hamilton (4) 4 John —, winner of the Heineken Open singles tennis tournament in 2010 and 2014 (5) 5 E M —, author of 1930 novel Diary of a Provincial Lady (9) 6 Laurence —, Poet Laureate from 1718-30 (6) 9 Patrick —, New Zealand-born 2012-18 Widnes Vikings rugby league wing previously with Bradford Bulls (2,3) 11 and 16 Down Eugene O’Neill stage play premiered in 1946 (3,6,6) 13 Playing card with one spot (3) 15 1999 film drama starring Anthony Hopkins in the title role (5) 16 See 11 Down 18 Victorien —, French author of plays Fedora and La Tosca (6) 19 Southernmost of the Inner Hebrides off the Scottish coast (5) 21 Period of sixty minutes (4) 22 Rooney —, Best Actress in a Leading Role Oscar nominee for The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (4)
Crossword ACROSS
1 Very skilled or proficient (5) 7 Get off a horse (8) 8 Football surface (5) 10 Garden flower (10) 12 Evident (8) 14 Desire (4) 16 Unemployment payment (4) 17 Five-sided figure (8) 20 Act or power of moving (10) 23 Type of renewable energy (5) 24 Criminal underworld (8) 25 Foe (5)
DOWN
1 Mohair (6) 2 Go by (4) 3 Speech defect (4) 4 Fashionable, upmarket (5) 5 Expenses (9) 6 Foul smell (6) 9 Sleep noisily (5) 11 Candidate (9) 13 Originally called (3) 15 Distinctive character (5) 16 Torrential rain (6) 18 Almost (6) 19 Little (5) 21 Melody (4) 22 Part of speech (4)