Quizword & Crossword

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

Quizword ACROSS

3 Large flightless bird of northeast Australia and New Guinea (9) 8 River of central England flowing to the River Severn at Tewkesbury (4) 9 Town in Namibia situated on a bay formerly known as Angra Pequena (8) 10 Songbird of the Old World tropics with a glossy black plumage and forked tail (6) 13 Jo —, 1987 Wimbledon mixed doubles tennis championship winner with Jeremy Bates (5) 14 and 20 Down

Collective name of the countries of Central and Eastern Europe under Soviet domination during the Cold War (7,4)

15 and 24 Author of 1789 novel The Castles of Athlin and Dunbayne (3,9) 16 See 17 Across 17 and 16 Site of a Benedictine monastery in central Italy accidentally destroyed by the Allies in 1944 (5,7) 21 Town in Lazio, Italy, to the east of Rome containing the remains of Hadrian’s villa (6) 22 Francisco de —, 16th-century Spanish explorer who completed the first known navigation of the entire length of the Amazon River (8) 23 Flesh of a calf used as food (4) 24 See 15 Across

DOWN

1 1887 stage play by Arthur Wing Pinero (5,4) 2 Form of off-road motorcycle racing also known as scrambling (9) 4 Town in Scotland; administrative HQ of the Council Area of Clackmannanshire (5) 5 Frank —, 1951 and 1952 US National Championships singles tennis title winner (7) 6 River in Germany upon which Aachen and Geilenkirchen stand (4)

7 Cesar —, Swiss hotelier who died in 1918 (4) 11 US actor who played Zeke Kelso in 1965 comedy film That Darn Cat! (4,5) 12 2004 novel by Karin Slaughter (9) 14 Brian —, English composer and record producer associated with ambient music (3) 15 Dwarf in Norse mythology who has a magical ring that can produce gold (7) 18 Kathy —, actress who played Nora Batty in BBC TV sitcom Last of the Summer Wine (5) 19 Elaborate accompanied song for solo voice in an opera (4) 20 See 14 Across

Crossword ACROSS

3 Apiarist (9) 8 Minute particle (4) 9 Substance used in laboratories (8) 10 Breathe out (6) 13 Jeans fabric (5) 14 Lack of success (7) 15 Music of general appeal (3) 16 Late or delayed (7)

17 Say (5) 21 Disappear (6) 22 Remedy, cure (8) 23 Indian dress (4) 24 Small vegetable marrow (9)

DOWN

1 Listen secretly (9) 2 With a large group of people (3-6) 4 Surpass (5) 5 Patella (7) 6 Wickedness (4) 7 Dutch cheese (4) 11 Relating to numbers (9) 12 Seat for the beach (9) 14 Enemy (3) 15 Fixed intention (7) 18 Happening (5) 19 Loosen, open (4) 20 Fibber (4)

Solutions in tomorrow’s Daily Mirror