Quizword & Crossword
Two sets of clues, two different answers – all on the same grid. Choose one or the other.
QUIZWORD CLUES
ACROSS 1 Francis —, second-incommand of the English fleet against the Spanish Armada in 1588 (5) 4 Chay —, Scottish yachtsman who sailed single-handed around the globe in a westward direction in 1970-71 (5) 10 John —, singer also known by stage name Johnny Rotten (5) 11 Singer-actor who played Belvedere Rickettes in 1990 comedy-musical Cry-Baby (4,3) 12 BBC TV sitcom set during World War II that ran from 1982-92 (4,4) 13 Tommy —, Welsh boxer who fought Joe Louis for the World Heavyweight title in 1937 (4) 15 Martin —, dual code rugby player; Widnes 1988 Man of Steel award winner (6) 17 Anthony —, Best Actor in a Supporting Role Oscar nominee for Anne of the Thousand Days (6) 19 Unit of weight equal to 50g used in China (4) 20 Sally —, actress who played Jo in 1970s ITV sitcom Man About the House (8) 23 Tabare —, president of Uruguay from 2005-10 and since 2015 (7) 24 Twyla —, US dancer who conceived, directed and choreographed 2002 Broadway musical Movin’ Out (5) 25 Dennis —, actor; 1995 Golden Globe winner for US television series NYPD Blue (5) 26 River in Scotland that flows through Glasgow (5) DOWN 2 Vebjorn —, 1996 Olympic men’s 800m gold medallist (5) 3 City in S Afghanistan on the Arghandab River (8) 5 1975 novel by William Kennedy (4) 6 Art of cutting trees or bushes into decorative shapes (7) 7 1950 drama starring Bette Davis and Anne Baxter; 1951 Best Picture Oscar winner (3,5,3) 8 and 18 Speedy British comic character who first appeared in The Beano in 1964 (5,5) 9 1986 novel by John le Carre (1,7,3) 14 Type of bronze containing 88 per cent copper, tin and zinc (8) 16 and 22 1999 crime novel by Joe R Lansdale (7,4) 18 See 8 Down 21 Large spiral-horned antelope of eastern and southern Africa (5) 22 See 16 Down
CROSSWORD CLUES
ACROSS 1 Lose blood (5) 4 Smallest amount (5) 10 Male relative (5) 11 Readable (7) 12 Approximate calculation (8) 13 Unable to hear (4) 15 Knocks to the ground (6) 17 Hole in the moon’s surface (6) 19 Take notice of (4) 20 Snake type (8) 23 One who interferes (7) 24 Light purple (5) 25 Chairs (5) 26 Stench (5) DOWN 2 Lawful (5) 3 Always (8) 5 Verge (4) 6 Topic (7) 7 Practical but imprecise approach (4,2,5) 8 Shallow circular dish (5) 9 Artistic or dramatic production (11) 14 Jewellery item (8) 16 Late, delayed (7) 18 Sleep noisily (5) 21 Synthetic material (5) 22 Horizontal (4)