Quizword & Crossword
Two sets of clues, two different answers – all on the same grid. Choose one or the other.
Quizword ACROSS
1 C —, 2010-13 England ODI cricketer who hit 107 against Bangladesh in Chittagong in 2010 (10) 8 2007 biopic starring Sam Riley as singer Ian Curtis (7) 9 2012 St Leger winner ridden by Mickael Barzalona (5) 10 River that flows to the North Sea at Middlesbrough (4) 11 Aquatic fish-eating mammal that returns to shore to breed (4) 12 See 21 Across
14 and 13 Down 1995 action and sci-fi film starring Keanu Reeves in the title role (6,8) 15 River rising in southwest Poland that joins the Oder near Brzeg (6) 18 2003 novel by Freya North (3) 20 Skirt or coat reaching to below the knee or mid-calf (4)
21 and 12 Small European songbird with a black head and a white patch on the nape (4,3) 23 Full point scored in karate or judo (5)
24 Tony —, rugby union wing; 1955 Ireland Test debutant against France (7) 25 See 17 Down
DOWN
1 and 3 Actor who played Grandad in BBC TV sitcom Bread (7,6) 2 Department of northern France, capital Evreux (4)
3 See 1 Down 4 See 7 Down 5 Theme park at Walt Disney World Resort, Bay Lake, Florida, opened in 1982 (5) 6 US pianist and composer associated with the ragtime style who died in 1917 (5,6)
7 and 4 2011 novel by Alexander McCall Smith (6,5,3,5)
13 See 14 Across 16 German fruit and nut loaf eaten during the Christmas season (7) 17 and 25 Across
1819 poem by John Keats (3,2,1,7,3) 19 Billie —, singer and actress who played Rose Tyler in BBC TV series Doctor Who (5) 22 Domesticated ox with a humped back used in India as a draught animal (4)
Crossword ACROSS
1 At a low cost (2,3,5) 8 Accumulates over time (7) 9 Compare (5) 10 Successor (4) 11 Curved structure (4) 12 Australian bird (3) 14 Vital gas (6) 15 Inoculation against influenza (3,3)
18 In the past (3) 20 Greek god of love (4) 21 Atmosphere (4) 23 Of little weight (5) 24 Diabolic (7) 25 One-sided (10)
DOWN
1 Lack of transparency (7) 2 Elephant’s long pointed tooth (4) 3 Guarantee (6) 4 Extremely unpleasant place (8) 5 Leg and foot joint (5) 6 In vogue (11) 7 Burden (11)
13 Base for a column or statue (8) 16 Newspaper or periodical (7) 17 Pamper (6) 19 Keyboard instrument (5) 22 Mix using a spoon (4)