Quizword & Crossword
Two sets of clues, two different answers – all on the same grid. Choose one or the other.
Quizword ACROSS
1 and 20 1987-2001 Denmark goalkeeper; Manchester United 1999 Champions League Final winner (5,10) 7 Niccolo —, Genoa-born composer of 24 Caprices for Solo Violin who died in 1840 (8) 8 Guillermo —, 2004 French Open singles tennis championship runner-up (5)
10 City in Russia on the Oka River named after the first leader of the Cheka (10) 12 Name of Zimbabwe from 1964-79 (8) 14 James —, author of 1957 autobiographical novel A Death in the Family (4) 16 See 5 Down 17 Huddersfield-born football defender; Arsenal 1971 FA Cup Final winner (3,5) 20 See 1 Across 23 Eva Marie —,
Best Actress in a Supporting Role Oscar winner for On the Waterfront (5) 24 Robber in the New Testament released at the Passover instead of Jesus (8) 25 Wading bird with a long neck and commonly grey or white plumage (5)
DOWN
1 Kerry —, Australian media mogul who launched World Series Cricket in 1977 (6)
2 and 18 Writer for children who created the Famous Five and Secret Seven series (4,6)
3 Max —, 1934-35 World Heavyweight boxing champion (4) 4 Matsuo —, 17th-century Japanese poet known for The Narrow Road To The Deep North (5) 5 and 16 Across
1939 novel by James Joyce (9,4) 6 Woody climbing plant of New Zealand with sweet-tasting fruit (6) 9 Member of a Mexican Indian people whose great empire was overthrown by Hernan Cortes in the 16th century (5) 11 Cricket team; 2014 and 2015 County Championship Division One winners (9) 13 Boxing sanctioning organisation run by Edward S Levine (1,1,1) 15 Hardy —, dressmaker by appointment to Queen Elizabeth II who founded a fashion house in 1946 (5) 16 Condiment also known as Japanese horseradish (6)
18 See 2 Down 19 Market town in North Yorkshire on the River Ouse housing an 11th-century abbey (5) 21 Gemma —, British actress who played Mia in Channel 4 drama series Humans (4) 22 Veronica —, actress who played Joyce Harwood in 1946 film drama The Blue Dahlia (4)
Crossword ACROSS
1 Short steel crowbar (5) 7 Prediction (8) 8 Magnificent (5) 10 Decline in value or price (10) 12 Carry out investigations into (8) 14 Crossbow arrow (4) 16 Destroy (4) 17 Direct to do something (8)
20 Soft fluffy stuff (6,4) 23 Show amusement (5) 24 Speech of a nation (8) 25 Inner planet (5)
DOWN
1 Large feline mammal (6) 2 Fix (4)
3 Gone bad (4) 4 Therefore (5) 5 Mail-order book (9) 6 Road (6)
9 Hold-up (5)
11 Aide (9) 13 Container type (3) 15 Seat without a back (5) 16 Bring to mind (6) 18 Pantyhose (6) 19 Stand-in for a doctor (5) 21 Hairpieces (4) 22 Delicate decorative fabric (4)