Quizword & Crossword
Two sets of clues, two different answers – all on the same grid. Choose one or the other.
Quizword ACROSS
1 See 4 Across
4 and 1 Actress who played Countess Mircalla in 1971 horror film Twins of Evil (5,5)
10 and 26 Anton Chekhov play published in 1897 whose title character is Ivan Petrovich Voynitsky (5,5) 11 Damien —, rugby union centre; 2001 France Test debutant against South Africa (7) 12 Host city in France of the 1924 Winter Olympics (8) 13 Musical symbol that, when placed before a note, lowers it in pitch by a semitone (4) 15 Standard monetary unit of the Czech Republic (6)
17 — Bay, long inlet on the Atlantic coast of County Kerry, Republic of Ireland (6) 19 European game fish with a cylindrical dark-greenish body (4) 20 English title of 1954 Alberto Moravia novel Il disprezzo (8) 23 Type of pasta in a corkscrew shape from an Italian word meaning ‘little spindles’ (7) 24 Caleb —, rugby union centre/wing; 1998 New Zealand Test debutant against England (5) 25 See 5 Down 26 See 10 Across
DOWN
2 Genus of perennial shrubs and trees with stiff sword-shaped leaves and white flowers (5)
3 and 14 2009 historical drama film starring Emily Blunt in the title role (3,5,8) 5 and 25 Across
1974-92 Conservative MP for Plymouth Sutton known for a three-volume set of diaries (4,5) 6 Large piece of wood traditionally burnt in the hearth on Christmas Eve (4,3) 7 See 9 Down 8 Member of the ancient Greek school of philosophy founded by Zeno (5)
9 and 7 2011 novel by Jenny Colgan (4,2,2,3,7,4)
14 See 3 Down
16 Raymond —, French author of 1914 novel Locus Solus (7) 18 Capital of Bulgaria (5) 21 George —, art critic and jazz musician whose volumes of autobiography include Owning Up and Scouse Mouse (5) 22 Britpop group whose no 1 albums include Think Tank and The Magic Whip (4)
Crossword ACROSS
1 Smell unpleasant (5) 4 Stroke of luck (5) 10 Unit of weight (5) 11 Meat-filled pasta envelopes (7) 12 Jewellery item (8) 13 Stylish, elegant (4) 15 Sturdy (6) 17 Important person (6) 19 Droops in the middle (4) 20 Overabundance (8) 23 Drawing (7) 24 Whinny (5) 25 Reddish dye (5) 26 Endure (5)
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2 Something that invigorates (5) 3 Unnecessary (8) 5 Impose and collect a tax (4) 6 Ingenuity, skill (4-3) 7 Rural area (11) 8 Armistice (5) 9 Artist’s back catalogue (11) 14 Clear and definite (8) 16 Luggage (7) 18 Animal of the camel family (5) 21 Cooking bulb (5) 22 Press clothes (4)