Quizword & Crossword

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

Quizword ACROSS

6 1899 novel by Maxim Gorky (4,8)

8 European republic; capital Reykjavik (7)

9 Silk vestment worn over the shoulders by various clergymen (5) 10 September, 1854 battle in the Crimean War (4)

12 2000 film drama starring Ethan Hawke and Kyle MacLachlan (6)

14 Alloy of iron and nickel discovered by Charles Edouard Guillaume (5)

15 Sarah —, author of novels Mapping the Edge and The Birth of Venus (6)

16 1979 film drama starring Ray Winstone and Mick Ford (4)

19 Genus of plants that includes Yellow Bugle and Blue Bugle (5)

21 In baseball or ice hockey, a game where the losing side fails to score (7)

22 1931 crime film drama starring Edward G Robinson in the title role (6,6)

DOWN

1 Trevor —, golfer who won the 2008 Masters Tournament (8) 2 Samantha —, Best Actress in a Leading Role Oscar nominee for The Collector (5) 3 1996 novel by Melvyn Bragg (5)

4 Low-altitude communications satellite launched by the US in 1962 (7)

5 Standard monetary unit of the Philippines (4)

6 Larded and braised veal fillet (10)

7 Line of verse consisting of five metrical feet (10)

11 Small social insect that lives in a formicary (3)

12 Will —, British comedian who played the title role in 1937 film Oh, Mr Porter! (3)

13 Team ball game of Native American origin (8)

14 Formerly, a daughter of a king of Spain or Portugal who was not heir to the throne (7) 17 Name given to the cricket Test series between England and Australia (5)

18 Caroline —, Green Party of England and Wales leader from 2008-12 (5)

20 Leon —, author of novels The Haj and QB VII (4)

Crossword ACROSS

6 Hard brittle toffee (12)

8 Print in reduced form (7)

9 Hang loosely (5) 10 Make things with wool (4)

12 Former coin (6)

14 Part of blood (5) 15 Kitchen item (3,3) 16 Strong impulse (4) 19 Automaton (5)

21 Destroy completely (4,3) 22 By the way (12)

DOWN

1 Garden bird (8)

2 Caters for (5)

3 Trembling poplar (5) 4 Petty gangster (7)

5 Resound (4)

6 Bramble (10)

7 It appears that (10) 11 Agent (3)

12 Intestine (3)

13 Only just (8)

14 Withstand (7)

17 Sugary (5)

18 Maliciousness (5) 20 Stopper (4)