Quizword & Crossword
Two sets of clues, two different answers – all on the same grid. Choose one or the other.
Quizword
ACROSS 1 See 12 Across 4 Julie —, actress who played Celine in Richard Linklater film trilogy Before Midnight, Before Sunrise and Before Sunset (5) 10 Large spiral-horned antelope of eastern and southern Africa (5) 11 2011 novel by Jonathan Kellerman (7) 12 and 1 1926 novel by Edgar Wallace (3,5,5) 13 Portico in ancient Greek architecture (4) 15 and 6 Down Best Actor in a Supporting Role Oscar nominee for Victor/Victoria (6,7) 17 In ballet, the tip of the toe (6) 19 Common —, silvery-grey and white bird nicknamed the sea-swallow (4) 20 The —, 1980s BBC TV sitcom starring Felicity Kendal in the title role (8) 23 and 26 2006 animated film featuring the voice talent of Bruce Willis and Garry Shandling (4,3,5) 24 1892 Sergei Rachmaninoff opera inspired by Alexander Pushkin poem The Gypsies (5) 25 and 8 Down Flowering plant with white or rose-pink flowers also called the cuckooflower (5,5) 26 See 23 Across
DOWN 2 2012 film animation starring the voice talent of Kelly Macdonald (5) 3 Nickname of the flag of the United States of America (3,5) 5 and 18 Navigable tidal strait that links Upper New York Bay with Long Island Sound in New York City (4,5) 6 See 15 Across 7 1989 novel by Rose Tremain (11) 8 See 25 Across 9 1998 film drama starring Peter Mullan in the title role (2,4,2,3) 14 District of the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames; finishing point of the University Boat Race (8) 16 Port on the Gulf of Aden in the Sahil region in the autonomous area of Somaliland in Somalia (7) 18 See 5 Down 21 Paul —, 1988 Olympic 800m gold medallist (5) 22 William —, English painter whose works include The Golden Age and The Judgement of Paris (4)
Crossword
ACROSS 1 Liquid from a tap (5) 4 Precipitous (5) 10 Modify (5) 11 Extreme greed (7) 12 Impose limits on (8) 13 Flow out slowly (4) 15 Abolish (a law) (6) 17 Go back on a promise (6) 19 Close angrily (4) 20 Hated (8) 23 Lift to a higher position (7) 24 Once more (5) 25 Chambermaid’s workplace (5) 26 Writing sheet (5)
DOWN 2 Gather, collect (5) 3 Outer (8) 5 Furniture wood (4) 6 Embodiment (7) 7 Salon stylist (11) 8 Emerge from an egg (5) 9 Interminable (5-6) 14 Brown sugar (8) 16 Dummy pill (7) 18 Put back to zero (5) 21 Mock playfully (5) 22 Overdue (4)