Quizword & Crossword
Two sets of clues, two different answers – all on the same grid. Choose one or the other.
Quizword ACROSS
1 Jane —, actress who played Calamity Jane in 1948 comedy-Western The Paleface (7)
7 1983 film comedy directed by and starring Woody Allen (5)
8 Paolo —, Florentine painter whose works include The Battle of San Romano, 1432 (7)
9 British unit of measurement equal to one eighth of an ounce (6) 11 and 13 Across
Musician-actor who played Uncle Ernie in 1975 film musical Tommy (5,4)
13 See 11 Across
14 Ancient region of central Italy between the Rivers Tiber and Arno (7)
15 Former Indian copper coin worth one sixteenth of a rupee (4)
16 1984 film drama starring Matthew Modine in the title role (5)
17 and 22
2007 novel by Terry Pratchett (6,5)
21 Small port in NW Somerset on the Bristol Channel coast (7)
22 See 17 Across
23 John —, actor who played the title role in 1988 film The Adventures of Baron Munchausen (7)
DOWN
2 Anton Chekhov play published in 1897 whose title character is Ivan Petrovich Voynitsky (5,5)
3 Climbing plant of the genus Lathyrus widely cultivated for its butterfly-shaped fragrant flowers (5,3)
4 Peter —, 17thcentury painter whose works include Girl with a Parrot (4)
5 Graham —, TV chef known as The Galloping Gourmet (4)
6 Bluish-white metallic element; symbol Zn (4)
9 and 20 Common name of the Theatre Royal on Catherine Street, London, associated with Nell Gwyn (5,4)
10 Arctic mammal also called a bladdernose seal (6,4)
12 Harry —, 1941 flat race champion jockey nicknamed The Head Waiter (5)
13 Mexican folk music played by a group of street musicians (8)
18 John —, theologian who established the Presbyterian Church of Scotland in 1560 (4) 19 Louis —, joint recipient with Hannes Alfven of the 1970 Nobel Prize in Physics (4)
20 See 9 Down
Crossword ACROSS
1 Soldiers on horseback (7)
7 Remembrance flower (5)
8 Smoker’s item (7)
9 Native American (6)
11 Sheep’s cry (5)
13 Wound mark (4)
14 Sloping reading desk (7)
15 Impose and collect a tax (4)
16 Playground item (5) 17 Punctuation mark (6)
21 Person at a funeral (7)
22 Child’s magazine (5)
23 Engage in a contest (7)
DOWN
2 Completely (10)
3 Really (8)
4 Bring up (4)
5 Rigid circular band (4)
6 Heroic (4)
9 Common viper (5)
10 Providential (6-4)
12 Oak tree fruit (5)
13 Spring flower (8)
18 Puddle of water (4)
19 Heinous (4)
20 Mediocre (2-2)