Quizword & Crossword
Two sets of clues, two different answers – all on the same grid. Choose one or the other.
Quizword ACROSS
1 Capital of
New Zealand (10) 8 Clarissa —, title character of a 1748 epistolary novel by Samuel Richardson subtitled the History of a Young Lady (7) 9 Robert —, actor who played the title role in US television series Gavilan, The Lazarus Man and Spenser: for Hire (5) 10 1982 action film starring
Jeff Bridges and Bruce Boxleitner (4) 11 Wiley —, US aviator who made the first solo flight around the world in 1933 (4) 12 Collective noun for a flock of pheasants (3) 14 Dick —, vice president of the United States from 2001-09 (6) 15 Australian breed of sheepdog named after a creature from Celtic folklore (6) 18 Venomous snake that reputedly caused the death of Cleopatra (3) 20 Tom —, New Zealand try scorer in the 9-0 1960 Rugby League World Cup win over France (4) 21 Amorphous form of hydrated silica used as a gemstone (4) 23 Muse of love poetry in Greek mythology (5) 24 Dick —, co-writer, with Ian La Frenais, of BBC TV sitcoms Porridge and The Likely Lads (7)
25 Common —, summer-flowering annual plant with large reddish-purple flowers (10)
DOWN
1 The —, 1999 film drama starring
Ray Winstone and Lara Belmont (3,4) 2 1965 Joe Orton stage play that ran on Broadway in 1968 (4) 3 Henry —, English Parliamentarian general and son-in-law of Oliver Cromwell (6) 4 Jean-Paul —, French designer of costumes for 1997 sci-fi film The Fifth Element (8) 5 Constellation containing stars Rigel and Betelgeuse (5) 6 London Underground station on the District Line between Aldgate East and Stepney Green (11) 7 Loosely woven cotton cloth used for blouses and shirts (11) 13 2010 drama film starring Channing Tatum and Amanda Seyfried (4,4) 16 Capital of French Polynesia (7)
17 Ben —, 1974 Commonwealth 5,000m gold medallist (6) 19 Renzo —, Italian architect; designer of The Shard in London (5)
22 Bob —, actor who starred as Ronald Craven in 1985 BBC TV drama series Edge of Darkness (4)
ACROSS
1 Interesting or significant (10) 8 Shape with eight sides (7) 9 Additional (5) 10 Bucket (4) 11 Satan’s abode (4) 12 Shade of colour (3) 14 Pantyhose (6) 15 Solution to a problem (6) 18 Gratuity (3)
20 Earth’s satellite (4) 21 Purchases (4)
23 Shiny
black fruit (5)
24 Nonsense (7)
25 Resolute (10)
DOWN
1 Nil (7) 2 Towboats (4) 3 Cold season (6) 4 Type of white wine (8) 5 Emerge from an egg (5) 6 Rivalry (11) 7 Uninvited guest (11) 13 Sudden rush of animals (8) 16 Injured (7) 17 Lowest point (6)
19 Cost (5)
22 Caution (4)