Quizword & Crossword
Two sets of clues, two different answers – all on the same grid. Choose one or the other.
Quizword ACROSS
1 Measure of volume used in cooking equal to three teaspoons (10) 8 Dwelling place of the blessed after death in Greek mythology (7) 9 Jessica —, actress who played Jane Rochford in 2015 BBC TV drama series Wolf Hall (5) 10 Robert —, US engineer who died in 2005 after whom a type of musical synthesizer is named (4) 11 — Sea, lake east of the Caspian Sea that straddles Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan (4) 12 Biblical nephew of Abraham whose wife was turned into a pillar of salt (3) 14 Stocky carnivorous burrowing mammal with strong claws and a black-and-white striped face (6) 15 Jamie —, 1999 World Indoor Championships 400m gold medallist (6) 18 In heraldry, a pair of wings conjoined (3) 20 2013 novel by William Boyd (4) 21 Uncastrated male pig (4) 23 2011 animated film starring the voice talent of Johnny Depp and Isla Fisher (5) 24 Rose —, author of the novels Restoration and The Colour (7) 25 Residential town in Berkshire on the River Thames (10)
DOWN
1 Large gland in the neck that secretes hormones (7) 2 Soft creamy white cheese similar to Camembert (4) 3 and 16 Author of the novels Get Shorty and Freaky Deaky (6,7) 4 S J —, American humorist whose Broadway plays include The Beauty Part (8) 5 Bay window supported by one or more brackets (5) 6 2014 comedy-drama film starring Gemma Arterton in the title role (5,6) 7 US muralist and graffiti artist whose works include 1989 sculpture Figure Balancing on Dog (5,6) 13 Breed of dog of the spitz type originating in the Netherlands (8) 16 See 3 Down 17 Richard —, choreographer and Rambert Dance Company artistic director from 1986-92 (6) 19 Mario —, US opera singer-actor who played the title role in 1951 biopic The Great Caruso (5) 22 Ballet step in which a dancer springs from one leg and lands on the other (4)
Solutions in tomorrow’s Daily Mirror