Quizword & Crossword

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

Quizword ACROSS

1 Musical piece preceding a fugue or forming the orchestral introduction to an act of an opera (7)

7 and 23 New Yorkborn actor; director of films Animal Factory and Lonesome Jim (5,7)

8 African mammal; the tallest living animal (7)

9 City in NW Turkey formerly known as Adrianople (6)

11 Ivan —, winner of the 1989 Australian Open men’s singles tennis championship (5)

13 Pat —, winner of the 1987 Wimbledon men’s singles tennis championship (4)

14 Nickname for the Series I Austin Healey Sprite introduced in 1958 whose headlights projected above the bonnet line (7)

15 Hugo —, composer of 1895 opera Der Corregidor (4)

16 Denis —, comedianactor who voices Diego in the Ice Age film series (5)

17 Anthony —, singeractor who played Artful Dodger in 1948 film drama Oliver Twist (6)

21 South American republic whose capital is La Paz (7)

22 See 6 Down

23 See 7 Across

DOWN

2 Imitation diamond made of paste or glass (10)

3 District of Cardiff housing a 12th-century cathedral (8)

4 Hilary —, actresssinger who played Natalie Connors in 2003 adventure film Agent Cody Banks (4)

5 The —, 1969 novel by Jackie Collins (4)

6 and 22 Across 1946 story collection by Roald Dahl (4,2,3)

9 and 12 Wisconsinborn Best Actress in a Supporting Role Oscar nominee for I Remember Mama (5,5)

10 Genus of plants in the cabbage family whose round flat leaves are used in salads (10)

12 See 9 Down

13 Variety of celery with a large turnip-like root (8)

18 Evan Rachel —, actress who played Natalie Finch in 2006 comedy-drama film Running with Scissors (4)

19 God of love in Greek mythology (4)

20 Unfermented soya-bean curd eaten as a foodstuff (4)

Crossword ACROSS

1 Equilibrium (7)

7 Of the sun (5)

8 Come into flower (7)

9 Descend by rope (6)

11 Dark wood (5)

13 Locate (4)

14 Having little depth (7)

15 Clenched hand (4)

16 Difficulties, disadvantages (5)

17 TV commercial (6)

21 Cradlesong (7)

22 Holy book (5)

23 Lodger (7)

DOWN

2 Physically strong and healthy (4-6)

3 Firebug (8)

4 Cut with an axe (4)

5 Rigid toothed tool (4)

6 Vessel for a bouquet (4)

9 Grown-up (5)

10 Impalpable (10)

12 Unit of purity of gold (5)

13 Fraudster (8)

18 Completely empty (4)

19 Actor’s part (4)

20 Shared currency (4)