Quizword & Crossword
Two sets of clues, two different answers – all on the same grid. Choose one or the other.
Quizword ACROSS
1 and 13 Down 2011 novel by Patrick deWitt (3,7,8) 8 Highest mountain in the world (7) 9 John —, first Director-General of the BBC, from 1927-38 (5) 10 Unit of length equal to three feet (4) 11 Olympic sailing class in which Great Britain’s Giles Scott was gold medallist in 2016 (4) 12 Old Testament teacher of Samuel (3) 14 Basic SI unit of electric current (6) 15 and 17 Down
2002 novel by
Ken Follett (6,6) 18 1981 comedy-drama film starring
Julie Andrews and William Holden (1,1,1) 20 Enamelled or lacquered metalware popular in the
18th century (4) 21 Robert —, industrialist and social reformer who formed a model industrial community at New Lanark, Scotland (4)
23 Light semi-transparent silk, rayon or cotton fabric used for dresses and scarves (5) 24 Bushy shrub in the aster family of Mexico and the southwestern US; a source of latex (7) 25 1999 comedy-drama film starring Allan Corduner as Sir Arthur Sullivan (5-5)
DOWN
1 2011 novel by Michael Connelly (3,4) 2 Anthony —, prime minister from 1955-57 (4) 3 Peninsula in the north Adriatic Sea; chief city Pula (6) 4 Unfinished opera by Giacomo Puccini first performed in 1926 (8) 5 European river upon which Basel, Strasbourg and Cologne stand (5) 6 2011 romcom featuring Halle Berry and Jessica Biel (3,5,3) 7 Helena —, Danish supermodel and photographer born in 1968 (11) 13 See 1 Across 16 Berkshire horse racecourse established in 1905 (7)
17 See 15 Across 19 Arrigo —, Italian composer of 1868 opera Mefistofele (5) 22 Andrew —, author of novels Head of State and Children of the Master (4)
Crossword ACROSS
1 Dawn (5,2,3) 8 Hinted at or suggested (7) 9 Greek letter (5) 10 Humorous or malicious deception (4) 11 Bring up (4) 12 Father (3)
14 Fridge compartment (6) 15 National song (6) 18 Information (3) 20 Sound a horn (4) 21 Unlock (4)
23 Relish or delight in (3,2) 24 Tableland (7) 25 Onlookers (10)
DOWN
1 Early flying machine (7) 2 Heroic (4) 3 Renal organ (6) 4 Statuette (8) 5 Carrying weapons (5) 6 Songbird (11) 7 Wild confusion, uproar (11) 13 Sentimental fondness (4,4) 16 Occurs (7) 17 Voucher (6) 19 Diaper (5) 22 Destiny (4)