Quizword & Crossword
Two sets of clues, two different answers – all on the same grid. Choose one or the other.
Quizword ACROSS
1 Old World bird with long legs and a speckled plumage such as the Great — (7)
7 and 4 Down WBC Super Middleweight champion from 1996-97 (5,4)
8 Scandinavian spirit flavoured with caraway seeds (7)
9 Plant of the mint family whose leaves are used as a pot-herb (6)
11 City in Northern Ireland on the border between County Down and County Armagh (5)
13 Pat —, 1987 Wimbledon men’s singles tennis champion (4)
14 Small marine food fish that has a salty taste (7)
15 Roy —, late comedian-actor who played John Parry in 1990s BBC TV series Common As Muck (4)
16 Hawaiian word for ‘hello’ (5)
17 1950 film drama starring Marlon Brando and Teresa Wright (3,3)
21 Capital of Wales (7)
22 Legal statement in Islam issued by a religious law specialist (5)
23 Currency of French Indochina between 1885 and 1952 (7)
DOWN
2 Word derived from the Gaelic phrase ‘water of life’, from which the word whisky comes (10)
3 Loaf-shaped cake containing dried fruit that has been steeped in liquid (3,5)
4 See 7 Across
5 US state whose capital is Des Moines (4)
6 Laszlo —, Hungarian journalist who patented the first practical ballpoint pen (4)
9 1938 Evelyn Waugh novel featuring Lord Copper (5)
10 Iridescent beetle whose adults feed on flowers (4,6)
12 Harold —, Italianborn poet and art collector who died in 1994 (5)
13 Group of islands in the Aegean Sea including Anafi (8)
18 Hawk reared for training in falconry (4)
19 Max —, winner of the World Chess Championship from 1935-37 (4)
20 Hindu goddess of destruction (4)
Crossword ACROSS
1 Code word for C (7)
7 Group of witches (5)
8 Width (7)
9 Window shades (6)
11 Deep blue (5)
13 Counterfoil (4)
14 Article of clothing (7)
15 Eyelid swelling (4)
16 Words of an actor’s part (5)
17 State without proof (6)
21 Shortage (7)
22 Serving spoon (5)
23 Import illegally (7)
DOWN
2 Level (10)
3 Driver’s fury (4,4)
4 Tiny amount (4)
5 Cook in hot water (4)
6 Intend (4)
9 Have an open wound (5)
10 Event with two main features (6,4)
12 French pancake (5)
13 Impressive, noteworthy (8)
18 Unauthorised disclosure (4)
19 Precious metal (4)
20 Curly hairstyle (4)