Quizword & Crossword

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

Quizword ACROSS

6 and 22 1928 novel by Agatha Christie featuring Hercule Poirot (3,7,2,3,4,5)

8 1872 novel by

Samuel Butler (7)

9 Brazilian modern ballroom dance in duple time (5)

10 Thick wheat flour

Japanese noodle (4) 12 Tooth with one point,

such as a canine (6)

14 Albert —, winner of the 1957 Nobel Prize in Literature (5)

15 Bob —, 1968 Olympic long jump gold medallist (6)

16 Multihull sailing vessel

of the South Pacific (4) 19 1993 film drama starring David Thewlis and Lesley Sharp (5) 21 Dashiell —, author of novels The Glass Key and The Maltese Falcon (7)

22 See 6 Across

DOWN

1 Third brightest star in the constellation Leo (8)

2 Sean —, Burnley FC manager from 2012-22 (5)

3 Joss —, English singeractress who portrayed Anne of Cleves in US television drama series The Tudors (5) 4 Desiderius —, Dutch humanist who published the first Greek edition of the New Testament in 1516 (7)

5 Celeste —, Best Actress in a Supporting Role Oscar winner for Gentleman’s Agreement (4)

6 2006 novel by Dean

Koontz (3,7)

7 Brown-and-white songbird known as the Bank swallow in North America (4,6) 11 The —, 1996 film drama starring Robert De Niro and Wesley Snipes (3)

12 Cricket stroke made with the bat in an almost horizontal position (3)

13 Dry hard cheese made from partskimmed milk (8) 14 Standard unit of currency of Nicaragua (7) 17 The —, 1978 horror film starring Alan Bates based on a short story by Robert Graves (5) 18 Jimmy —, actor who played Agent John Travis in 2000 film thriller Bless the Child (5)

20 Helmut —, chancellor of West Germany from 1982-90 (4)

Crossword ACROSS

6 Soup type (12)

8 Poisonous or

harmful — gases? (7) 9 Change (5)

10 Large musical

instrument (4)

12 Painful intestine

protrusion (6)

14 Not drunk (5)

15 Took notice of (6)

16 Social insects (4)

19 Time of darkness (5) 21 Give a right to (7) 22 Unscrupulous or

unfair (5,3,4)

DOWN

1 Easily bent (8)

2 Bereaved wife (5)

3 Lariat (5)

4 Corpse (7)

5 Tangle (4)

6 Pointer on a timepiece (6,4)

7 Large newspaper (10) 11 Deity (3)

12 Folded fabric edge (3) 13 Cardinal number (8)

14 Subdivision, portion (7) 17 Trivial (5)

18 Soak in liquid (5)

20 Scottish valley (4)