Quizword & Crossword

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

Quizword ACROSS

1 Judd —, snooker player who won the 2019 World Championship (5)

4 Brendan —, author of 1958 autobiographical novel Borstal Boy (5) 10 Vaclav —, president of the Czech Republic from 1993-2003 (5)

11 Ion —, president of Romania from 1990-96 (7)

12 Giacomo —, 18thcentury Italian adventurer noted for the memoir Histoire de ma vie (8)

13 Republic on the Persian Gulf whose capital is Baghdad (4) 15 Paul —, playwright who authored 1939 Broadway comedy Morning’s at Seven (6) 17 Michael —, jockey who rode Derby winners Commander in Chief, Galileo and Sea the Stars (6)

19 Mia —, actress whose roles include Sloane Peterson in 1986 comedy-drama film Ferris Bueller’s Day Off (4)

20 Joe —, actor who starred as Bobby Gold in 1991 film drama Homicide (8)

23 Ductile white metallic element; symbol Nb (7)

24 Smallest unit of weight in the avoirdupois system (5) 25 Name given to the cricket Test series between England and Australia (5)

26 River in Scotland that flows through Glasgow (5)

DOWN

2 Jean-Pierre —, former

France rugby union captain nicknamed

Golden Helmet (5)

3 and 16 Singeractress who played

Kathy Glover in ITV soap Emmerdale (8,7)

5 Tracey —, conceptual artist whose works include 1998’s My

Bed (4)

6 European republic;

capital Vienna (7)

7 and 21 1995 film drama starring Jack

Nicholson and David

Morse (3,8,5)

8 River rising in the

Carnic Alps in NE Italy

1 Mass of bees (5) that flows past Belluno to the Gulf of Venice (5) 4 Card suit (5)

9 US river flowing into 10 Fertile spot in a the Chesapeake Bay desert (5) upon which Harrisburg, 11 Form a mental picture Pennsylvania stands (11) of (7)

14 Village in Cornwall; 12 Ability to see (8) reputed birthplace of 13 Hay bundle (4)

King Arthur (8) 15 Star sign (6)

16 See 3 Down 17 One-dimensional (6)

18 City in Emilia-Romagna, 19 Partly open (4)

Italy famous for its 20 Slingshot (8) cheese and ham (5) 23 Place where vehicles are 21 See 7 Down cleaned (3,4)

22 Small, high-pitched 24 Business (5) flute used in military 25 Perspire (5) bands (4) 26 Threaded fastener (5)

Crossword ACROSS DOWN

2 Squander (5)

3 Breathes (8)

5 Heavy metal (4)

6 Military formation (7)

7 Just retribution (11) 8 Number in an octet (5)

9 Famous people (11) 14 Very large (8)

16 Bird type (7)

18 Exaggeratedly masculine (5)

21 Employment (5) 22 Maori war chant (4)