Quizword & Crossword
Two sets of clues, two different answers – all on the same grid. Choose one or the other.
ACROSS
1 Comic strip character created by Mary Tourtel (6,4)
8 Nut-bearing tree of North America such as the Pignut — or Nutmeg — (7)
9 County on the Atlantic coast of the Republic of Ireland east of County Mayo (5)
10 Herbaceous plant whose fibre is woven into linen fabrics (4) 11 Ernst —, Austrian physicist who devised a system of speed measurement (4)
12 — Down, 1991 hit for Manchester band James (3)
14 Gary —, Best Actor in a Leading Role Oscar-nominee for Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (6)
15 John —, author of 1957 novel Room at the Top (6) 18 and 7 Down
1996 novel by Janet Evanovich (3,3,3,5) 20 Peter —, singer-actor; member of The Monkees (4)
21 Jo —, rugby union centre; 1966 France Test debutant against Italy (4)
23 Christian Gottlob —, German composer of 1771 opera Die Apotheke (5) 24 Wild pig of Africa with heavy tusks and a mane of coarse hair (7)
25 1963 novel by Kurt Vonnegut, Jr (4,6)
DOWN
1 and 4 Actor who starred as Admiral Nelson in 1960s US television series Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (7,8)
2 Any of several trees of southern Asia with light hard wood (4)
3 2012 novel by Elmore Leonard (6)
4 See 1 Down
5 First sign of the zodiac (5)
6 and 19 1956 novel by John Barth (3,8,5)
7 See 18 Across 13 Francis —, actor who played the title role in BBC TV crime drama series Paul Temple (8)
16 1820 novel by Walter Scott (7)
17 Gay —, US golfer: 1967 Masters Tournament winner (6)
19 See 6 Down
22 City and railway junction in Romania that has belonged to Turkey, Austria and Hungary (4)
Crossword ACROSS
1 Phone-answering office (4,6)
8 Timeless, eternal (7)
9 Beast of burden (5)
10 Lose colour (4)
11 Lacking fat (4)
12 Tool for carrying bricks (3)
14 Eavesdrop? (6)
15 Star sign (6)
18 Sound of annoyance (3)
20 Spiciness (4)
21 Unable to be found (4)
23 Code word for R (5)
24 Army officer (7)
25 In general (2,3,5)
DOWN
1 Cheese type (7)
2 Fibs (4)
3 Small box for valuables (6)
4 Not any more (2,6)
5 Arrive at (5)
6 Period of 50 years (4-7)
7 Uncompromising, tough (4-7)
13 Of noble birth (4-4)
16 Place apart or alone (7)
17 Rapscallion (6)
19 Child’s word for stomach (5)
22 Box, in training (4)