Quizword & Crossword
Two sets of clues, two different answers – all on the same grid. Choose one or the other.
Quizword ACROSS
3 Patricia —, author of the novels Ripley Under Ground and Ripley’s Game (9) 8 Supreme creator god in Norse mythology (4)
9 US state whose capital is Jefferson City (8) 10 Antal —, Budapest-born conductor awarded an honorary KBE in 1983 (6)
13 G R J —, England cricketer whose 1973 Test debut was against India at Kanpur (5) 14 Michael —, winner of the 2012 Tokyo marathon (7) 15 Any one of the ten black-belt grades of judo proficiency (3) 16 1849 novel by Charlotte Bronte (7) 17 Mirjana —, 1998 Australian Open women’s doubles tennis champion with Martina Hingis (5) 21 Port on the Illinois River in central Illinois, US (6) 22 Lower house of Parliament of India (3,5)
23 and 11 Down French mathematician born in 1596 regarded as the founder of modern philosophy (4,9) 24 The —, 1978 novel by Emma Tennant (3,6)
DOWN
1 Small songbird with a dull green plumage and striped crown (9) 2 Progressive disease of the liver sometimes caused by excessive alcohol (9)
4 Port and university city in west Turkey (5) 5 N —, England Test cricketer who hit 207 against Australia at Edgbaston in 1997 (7) 6 Keith —, musician and actor whose roles included Uncle Ernie in 1975 film musical Tommy (4)
7 Gavin —, British sculptor and conceptual artist whose installations include 2004’s The Golden Thread (4) 11 See 23 Across 12 Actor who played the title role in 1923 silent film drama The Hunchback of Notre Dame (3,6) 14 Legendary foster brother and steward of King Arthur (3) 15 Leo —, French composer of the ballet Coppelia (7) 18 Card of the highest ranking suit in the game of bridge (5) 19 Port in the Democratic Republic of the Congo; capital of the Belgian Congo until 1926 (4) 20 Ancient Egyptian female fertility goddess usually depicted with a cow’s horns (4)
Crossword ACROSS
3 Sausage dog (9) 8 Intend (4) 9 Suave and refined (8) 10 Star sign (6) 13 Light purple (5) 14 Parcel (7)
15 Hit lightly (3) 16 Fundamental (7) 17 Two times (5) 21 Maker of menswear (6) 22 Take action on (4,4) 23 Gravel (4) 24 Small pruning shears (9)
DOWN
1 Illegal importers (9) 2 Fruit preserve (9) 4 Of sound or hearing (5) 5 Natural surroundings (7) 6 Search for prey (4) 7 Fastening device (4) 11 Blood vessel (9) 12 Rejoice (9) 14 Close friend (3) 15 Increase in wages or salary (3,4) 18 Anaesthetic (5) 19 DNA unit (4) 20 Hopping insect (4)