Quizword & Crossword

Two sets of clues, two different answers – all on the same grid. Choose one or the other.

Quizword ACROSS

1 and 11 2010 novel by Tony Parsons (3,4,3,4) 8 Polygon with eight sides (7)

9 V —, India Test cricketer who made 243 against Sri Lanka in Delhi in 2017 (5) 10 2004 action film starring Brad Pitt and Eric Bana (4)

11 See 1 Across 12 Terrestrial newt such as the red — of North America (3) 14 Don —, US jazz musician, arranger and orchestra leader who died in 1964 (6) 15 Former British coin equivalent to two shillings (6) 18 SI unit of electrical resistance (3)

20 God of thunder in Norse mythology (4) 21 Laura —, US singer-songwriter whose albums include 1967 debut More Than a New Discovery (4) 23 2014 biopic starring David Oyelowo as Martin Luther King Jr (5)

24 US port on the Mississippi River; largest city in Missouri (2,5)

25 Residential town in Berkshire on the River Thames (10)

DOWN

1 Nancy —, author of novels Pigeon Pie and Christmas Pudding (7) 2 Imre —, prime minister of Hungary from 1953-55 (4) 3 Damon —, author of short story collections

More Than Somewhat and Take It Easy (6) 4 Finnish F1 driver whose last race was the 2002 Japanese GP (4,4) 5 Chris —, Liberal Democrat MP; Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change from 2010-12 (5)

6 and 22 1974 novel by Tom Sharpe (11,4) 7 David —, 18th-century astronomer; first director of the United States Mint (11) 13 Barbara —, romance novelist whose works include Jig-saw and For What? (8) 16 Composer whose film scores include 1971 thriller

Get Carter (3,4) 17 City and port in southeast North Korea on the Sea of Japan (6) 19 Mediterranean island; capital Valletta (5)

22 See 6 Down

Crossword ACROSS

1 Cheese type (6,4) 8 Small frozen block (3,4) 9 Sidestep (5) 10 Compass point (4) 11 Drop (4) 12 Consume (3) 14 Deserving (6) 15 Spool (6) 18 Organ of hearing (3)

20 Halt (4)

21 Inner planet (4) 23 Encourage (3,2) 24 Near (5,2)

25 Not moving (10)

DOWN

1 Kitchen sideboard (7) 2 Part of speech (4) 3 Playground item (6) 4 Enmity (3,5) 5 Unwarranted (5) 6 Naval vessel (11) 7 Bookmaker’s premises (7,4) 13 Dark reddish-brown (8) 16 Courage (7) 17 South American cloak (6)

19 Correct (5)

22 Settee (4)