Quizword & Crossword
Two sets of clues, two different answers – all on the same grid. Choose one or the other.
Quizword
ACROSS
1 Betting system invented by Joseph Oller (4-6)
8 Mose —, US jazz pianist and singer-songwriter whose works include Benediction and Parchman Farm (7) 9 Barack —, 44th US president (5) 10 Third son of Adam in the Old Testament (4) 11 Name by which the Willys MB four-wheel drive utility vehicle of World War II was known (4) 12 Female of a rabbit or hare (3)
14 Eva —, US actress whose roles include Monica Fuentes in 2003 action film
2 Fast 2 Furious (6) 15 Biblical woman of Joppa also called Tabitha raised from the dead by Peter in Acts 9:36-42 (6) 18 In cricket, a ball bowled in a slow high arc (3) 20 Back part of a golf club head where it bends to join the shaft (4) 21 Martin —, 2001 World Championships high jump gold medallist (4) 23 1973 stage play by Peter Shaffer (5) 24 John —, 1972 Olympic 400m hurdles gold medallist (4-3) 25 Singer-actress who played The Acid Queen in 1975 film musical Tommy (4,6)
DOWN
1 Main field of riders in a cycling road race (7)
2 Justin —, 2016 Olympic golf gold medallist (4) 3 Alan —, WBC and WBA Middleweight champion from March-September 1980 (6)
4 Kate —, author of novels The O’Hara Affair and The Blue Hour (8)
5 Adam —, former Brighton and Hove Albion and Egypt footballer; brother of rugby coach Joe (2-3) 6 1879 novel by Henry James (5,6)
7 1962 Wimbledon ladies’ singles tennis championship winner (5,6)
13 In the New Testament, a pool in Jerusalem reputed to have healing powers (8)
16 — Spaniel, large thickset dog with a broad heavy head (7) 17 J Sheridan —, author of 1872 story collection In a Glass Darkly (2,4) 19 Carla —, singeractress who married French president Nicolas Sarkozy in 2008 (5) 22 Industrial city; capital of Shaanxi province, China (4)
Crossword
ACROSS
1 Without fail (10) 8 Oriental (7) 9 Horseman’s spear (5) 10 Terrible fate (4) 11 Move slightly (4) 12 Decay (3)
14 One of two (6) 15 Accomplish (6) 18 Incision (3) 20 Skinny (4) 21 Throw lightly or casually (4) 23 Cinder (5) 24 Restore consciousness (5,2) 25 Rapt surprise (10)
DOWN
1 Distribute (4,3) 2 Gratis (4) 3 Cardinal number (6) 4 Abide (8)
5 Of the moon (5) 6 Principal of a school (4,7) 7 Bookie’s premises (7,4) 13 Wobbled (8) 16 Amid (7) 17 Wood as a building material (6) 19 Forbidden (5) 22 Sagacious (4)