Quizword & Crossword

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

Quizword ACROSS

1 State capital of Alabama, US (10) 8 Ancient region of central Italy between the Rivers Tiber and Arno (7) 9 Tea —, actress who played Rosemary Rose in 2009 film comedy The Smell of Success (5) 10 Andrew —, journalist and broadcaster whose credits include BBC TV shows

This Week and Sunday Politics (4) 11 Industrial city in northwest France; capital of Calvados department (4) 12 Internationally recognised distress signal used by ships and aircraft (1,1,1) 14 1986 action film starring Sigourney Weaver and Michael Biehn (6) 15 Jeroen —, Dutch actor who played Baron Roger Daguerre in 1991 action film Robin Hood (6) 18 Climbing plant whose dried flowers are used in brewing (3) 20 and 7 Down

2000 film drama starring Harrison Ford and Michelle Pfeiffer (4,4,7) 21 Tropical yellow-flowered plant cultivated for its strong fibre (4) 23 John —, 1988 Olympic 5,000m gold medallist (5) 24 Large North Atlantic

flatfish (7)

25 Actor who played Joe Creigh in 1982 film thriller Cat People (2,6,2)

DOWN

1 Cocktail of gin or vodka and dry vermouth (7) 2 1941 Agatha Christie novel featuring Tommy and Tuppence Beresford (1,2,1) 3 Martha —, US choreographer named Dancer of the Century by Time magazine in 1998 (6) 4 Francesco —, Italian golfer; 2018 winner of The Open Championship (8) 5 1976 Alex Haley novel subtitled The Saga of an American Family (5) 6 2001 comedy-drama film starring Vinnie Jones (4,7) 7 See 20 Across

13 1961 novel by Bernard Malamud (1,3,4) 16 Thick layer of fatty tissue below the skin of a whale used as a source of oil (7) 17 Old Testament wife of Jacob and mother of Joseph (6)

19 Unit of weight equal to 16 ounces (5) 22 Nicholas —, actor who played Lancelot in 1981 fantasy film Excalibur (4)

Crossword

ACROSS 1 Corridor (10)

8 Take no care of (7)

9 Edible shellfish (5)

10 Vegetable (4)

11 Badly off (4)

12 Perish (3)

14 Idea (6)

15 Hug (6)

18 Male cat (3)

20 Knowledge test (4) 21 Plant ovule (4)

23 Unit of weight (5)

24 Hat with a wide brim (7)

25 Instrument for measuring angles (10)

DOWN

1 Colorant (7) 2 Hotpot (4) 3 Writer (6) 4 Large retail shop (8) 5 Prize (5) 6 Tendency (11) 7 Autonomous (11) 13 Successful invasion and occupation (8) 16 Kitchen sideboard (7) 17 Afternoon nap (6) 19 Landed estate (5) 22 One’s smartest outfit (4)