Quizword & Crossword
Two sets of clues, two different answers – all on the same grid. Choose one or the other.
Quizword ACROSS
1 Gulf of —, arm of the Red Sea between the Sinai Peninsula and Saudi Arabia (5) 4 and 23 Former Blackpool FC and Southampton FC player; 2003 FA Cup Final runner-up (5,7) 10 European republic; capital Rome (5) 11 Thomas Bailey —, author of 1870 semi-autobiographical novel The Story of a Bad Boy (7) 12 Body of water; southernmost of the Great Lakes of North America (4,4) 13 — beetle, insect whose male has large branched mandibles (4) 15 Flying island in 1726 Jonathan Swift novel Gulliver’s Travels (6) 17 County whose administrative headquarters are in Kingston upon Thames (6) 19 Island nation in the South Pacific Ocean; capital Alofi (4) 20 Jeff —, Best Actor in a Supporting Role Oscar nominee for Broken Arrow (8) 23 See 4 Across 24 Marion —, winner of the 1971 Queen Elizabeth II Cup at the Royal International Horse Show (5) 25 and 8 Down Best Actress in a Supporting Role Oscar winner for Fences (5,5) 26 Savoury jelly based on meat or fish stock used as a mould for meat or vegetables (5)
DOWN
2 Soft creamy cheese of northern, central and eastern Europe (5) 3 Town in Bavaria, Germany; burial place of composer Richard Wagner (8) 5 Kevin —, prime minister of Australia from 2007-10 (4) 6 1996 action film starring Helen Hunt and Bill Paxton (7) 7 President of the United States from 1993-2001 (4,7) 8 See 25 Across 9 1934 comedy-crime film starring Carole Lombard and Chester Morris (3,3,5) 14 Genus of small trees and shrubs whose species include the spindle tree (8) 16 2011 Derby winner ridden by Mickael Barzalona (4,3) 18 2004 novel by Neil Jordan (5) 21 City in Hunan, China, southwest of Changsha (5) 22 Jacques —, Belgium-born songwriter and performer who died in 1978 (4)
Crossword ACROSS
1 Period of history (5) 4 Thieve (5) 10 Excuse of any kind (5) 11 Shortage (7) 12 Money worked for (8) 13 Undergo combustion (4) 15 Background actors (6) 17 Skin decoration (6) 19 Charged particles (4) 20 Alcoholic appetiser (8) 23 Old soldier (7) 24 Bottomless pit (5) 25 Backbone (5) 26 At no time (5)
DOWN
2 Previous (5) 3 Person breaking the law (8) 5 Petty quarrel (4) 6 Report or description (7) 7 Pretend (4-7) 8 Proverb (5) 9 Distant and cold in manner (11) 14 Wedding (8) 16 Sleeveless garment (4,3) 18 Unlocks (5) 21 Aromatic herb (5) 22 Small brown songbird (4)